United States Third Circuit

Plan administrator's discretionary decision to cease payment of benefits under group and individual policies, after finding that injured employee's claim documentation and evidence did not support a finding of "total disability", was not "arbitrary and capricious," and the administrator's conflict of interest did not impact that decision.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/05/2002
• Decided 03/22/2002
• Published 04/22/2002

Judges

• Before SCIRICA, ROSENN, Circuit Judges, and WARD , District Judge.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John M. Stull (Argued), Edmond D. Johnson, The Bayard Firm, Wilmington, DE, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mark E. Schmidtke (Argued), Hoeppner, Wagner & Evans, Valparaiso, IN, Gerald E. Burns, Klett, Rooney, Lieber & Schorling, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellee.