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Seyfarth Shaw LLP | USA | 21 Aug 2014
In a divided decision, in Moyer v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., No. 13-1396 (6th Cir. Aug. 7, 2014) the Sixth Circuit held that MetLife's failure…
Seyfarth Shaw LLP | USA | 22 Apr 2010
On April 21, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that “a single honest mistake in plan interpretation” does not justify “stripping the administrator of [an ERISA plan of] deference for subsequent related interpretations of the plan.”
Seyfarth Shaw LLP | USA | 10 Mar 2010
New York State's highest court ruled that the owner of the massive apartment complexes known as Peter Cooper Village and Stuyvesant Town in Manhattan improperly overcharged rent to thousands of tenants.
Seyfarth Shaw LLP | USA | 2 Jul 2008
On June 19, 2008, the Supreme Court upheld the application of the deferential abuse of discretion standard of review for benefit decisions under ERISA-governed plans even in instances when the decision-maker on the claim also is responsible for paying benefits or is affiliated with the payer.