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· 12/7/1929

Thurman v. Swisshelm

Citations

  • 36 F.2d 350
  • 8 A.F.T.R. (P-H) 9854
  • 1929 U.S. App. LEXIS 2169
  • 1930 U.S. Tax Cas. (CCH) 9059
  • 8 A.F.T.R. (RIA) 9854

How courts have described this case

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  • finding that ERISA plan administrator acted arbitrarily and capriciously where it deviated from the plan language as it would be understood by a person of average intelligence and experience
  • “if fiduciaries or administrators of an ERISA plan contro- vert the plain meaning of a plan, their actions are arbitrary and capricious”

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Judges: Alschuler

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