ERIC Urges Appeals Court to Overturn District Court’s Misapplication of Fiduciary Deference under ERISA Plan

The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) on June 18 filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit urging the court to overturn an earlier district court ruling that misapplied judicial precedent regarding the deference owed to a plan administrator’s reasonable interpretation of plan terms under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). The case is Cottillion v. United Refining Company.

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ERIC's brief is available here.
The District Court opinion is available here.