United States Third Circuit

The fact that the employer's Associate Medical Director was involved in evaluating employee's claim for disability benefits under ERISA, both during the initial determination and on appeal, does not create a procedural impropriety that heightens the standard of review.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/28/2001
• Decided 10/05/2001
• Published 10/09/2001

Judges

• Before BECKER, Chief Judge, NYGAARD and REAVLEY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John M. Stull, (Argued), Wilmington, DE, Counsel for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Raymond M. Ripple, (Argued), Donna L. Goodman, E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE, Counsel for Appellees.