Legal Opinion
Estate of Schwing v. the Lilly Health Plan
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 14, 2009No. 06-4671PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BARRY, Circuit Judge.
The Lilly Health Plan appeals the order of the District Court entering judgment on behalf of a claimant who sought severance benefits pursuant to an ERISA-governed plan. Applying the recent decision of the Supreme Court in Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. v. Glenn, — U.S. -, 128 S.Ct. 2343, 171 L.Ed.2d 299 (2008), we conclude that the plan administrator’s decision to deny benefits was not an abuse of discretion. We will, therefore, reverse the order of the District Court.
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Kevin Schwing, an employee of Eli Lilly and Company (“Lilly”), was terminated from…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. GlennSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
- Maria H. Pinto v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
- Abnathya v. Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- Weber v. GE Group Life Assurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2008
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3Cited by79 opinions
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- Williams v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2010
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- Holland v. International Paper Co. Retirement PlanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
- Viera v. Life Insurance Co. of North AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2011
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