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	<title>Passion for Subro &#187; Conflict of Interest</title>
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		<title>Chronister v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:46:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sandra Chronister was employed as a nurse at Baptist Health in Arkansas. In 1995, she was injured in a car accident, and thereafter sought disability benefits under Baptist Health’s long-term disability plan, which was insured and administered by Unum Life Insurance Co. of America. Unum initially granted her application for disability benefits. At Unum’s urging, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>McCauley v. First Unum Life Insurance Co.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:38:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In light of the Supreme Court’s decision in Glenn, the Second Circuit has reassessed its standard of review governing cases that challenge an ERISA plan administrator’s decision to deny disability benefits in cases where the administrator has a conflict of interest because it has the discretionary authority to determine the validity of the employee’s claim [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Court Moves Forward Claim Employer Interfered with Health Benefits</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:51:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[January 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal court has refused to dismiss a claim by a Jersey Construction employee that he was fired for pursuing health benefits for his wife&#8217;s chemotherapy. The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey said it found that Christian Pailleret stated sufficient facts to support a prima facie [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7th Circuit Sends Case Back To District Court To Deal With Conflict Of Interest</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:24:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The number of cases that apply the Supreme Court&#8217;s opinion in Metropolitan Life Insurance Company v. Glenn, 128 S. Ct. 2343 (2008) , when reviewing a decision to deny employee benefits by an administrator with a conflict of interest, continue to grow. The most recent example is Raybourne v. Cigna Life Insurance Company of New [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conflict of Interest Involving Self-Funded Plans</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 20:06:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam V. Russo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ninth Circuit provided significant guidance for the district court to consider regarding a conflict of interest involving self-funded plans in Burke w. Pitney Bowes Inc. Long-Term Disability Plan 544 F.3d 1016 (9th Cir. 2008). While the district court ruled in favor of the plan, it reached its decision prior to the Supreme Court&#8217;s decision [...]]]></description>
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