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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Litigating the Scope of ERISA’s ‘Catchall’ Civil Enforcement Provision

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In recent Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) litigation challenging benefit decisions by plan administrators and fiduciaries, litigants have been pleading closely related claims under multiple ERISA...more

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Categorical Conflict of Interest Does Not Alter Standard of Review of Benefit Denials

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The Second Circuit held that plaintiffs’ allegations that the defendant suffered from a “categorical potential conflict of interest”—because it both funded the plan and was the claim’s decision-maker—did not affect the...more

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Standard of Review is Important – Again

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I recently blogged about the importance the standard of review can make when a court decides whether a claims decision made under an employer plan will be upheld. My recent blog post dealt with the standard of review under a...more

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