United States Third Circuit

In a suit brought by a pilot alleging a violation of section 502(a)(1)(B) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. section 1132(a)(1)(B), claiming that airline employer impermissibly terminated his long-term disability benefits, the grant of summary judgment for employer is reversed where the termination of benefits was arbitrary and capricious in light of the numerous substantive deficiencies and procedural irregularities that pervaded employer's decision-making process.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/16/2010
• Decided 01/25/2011
• Published 01/25/2011

Judges

• Fisher

Court

• United States Third Circuit

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