Legal Opinion
Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Glenn
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 19, 2008No. 06-923PublishedCited by 1,581 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Breyer
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) permits a person denied benefits under an employee benefit plan to challenge that denial in federal court. 88 Stat. 829, as amended, 29 U. S. C. § 1001 et seq.; see § 1132(a)(1)(B). Often the entity that administers the plan, such as an employer or an insurance company, both determines whether an employee is eligible for benefits and pays benefits out of its own pocket. We here decide that this dual role creates a conflict of interest; that a reviewing court should consider that conflict as a factor in determining whether the plan…
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