Steptoe LLP | USA | 25 Apr 2011
Not long ago, the Supreme Court decided that administrators of ERISA-covered plans should not have to consult any source other than documents in their possession (such as the terms of the plan, beneficiary designations, and qualified domestic relations orders duly submitted to the plan) to determine who was entitled to benefits upon a participant's death.
Day Pitney LLP | USA | 6 Feb 2009
The Supreme Court of Connecticut refused to usurp the Chief Justice’s statutory authority to permit a direct, interlocutory appeal to the Supreme Court under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-265a, holding that the Chief Justice’s determination of whether the action “involves a matter of substantial public interest and in which delay may work substantial injustice” is not reviewable on appeal.
White & Case | USA | 17 Jul 2008
The US Supreme Court has been busy regarding ERISA matters.
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