Summary
granting certiorari on the questions "Whether the Sixth Circuit erred in holding . . . that the fact that a claim administrator of an ERISA plan also funds the plan benefits, without more, constitutes a "conflict of interest" which must be weighed in a judicial review of the administrator's benefit determination . . .?" and "If an administrator that both determines and pays claims under an ERISA plan is deemed to be operating under a conflict of interest, how should that conflict be taken into account on judicial review of a discretionary benefit determination?"
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No. 06–923.
2008-01-18
METLIFE (Metropolitan Life Insurance Company), et al., petitioners, v. Wanda GLENN.
Case below, 461 F.3d 660.
Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit granted limited to Question 1 presented by the petition and the following question: “If an administrator that both determines and pays claims under an ERISA plan is deemed to be operating under a conflict of interest, how should that conflict be taken into account on judicial review of a discretionary benefit determination?” Brief of petitioners to be filed on or before Monday, February 25, 2008. Brief of respondent to be filed on or before Monday, March 24, 2008. Reply brief, if any, to be filed in accordance with Rule 25.3 of the Rules of this Court.