Donald Fessenden v. Reliance Standard Life Insura

Barrett, Circuit Judge.

Donald Fessenden applied for long-term disability benefits through his former employer's benefits plan. After the plan administrator, Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company, denied the claim, Fessenden submitted a request for review with additional evidence supporting it. When Reliance failed to issue a decision within the timeline mandated by the regulations governing the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), he sought review of Reliance's decision in federal court. Eight days later, after Fessenden had already filed suit, Reliance finally issued a…