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Citation 29 C.F.R. §2560.503-1

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25 cases
  • Rasenack ex rel. Tribolet v. Aig Life Ins. Co.
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Tenth Circuit
    • November 2, 2009
    ...to the claimant of the `specific reasons' for benefit denials." Nord, 538 U.S. at 825, 123 S.Ct. 1965 (citing 29 U.S.C. § 1133; 29 C.F.R. § 2560.503-1 (2002)). As we emphasized in Gilbertson, 328 F.3d at 635 (quoting Booton v. Lockheed Med. Benefit Plan, 110 F.3d 1461, 1463 (9th "In simple ......
  • Freitas v. Geisinger Health Plan
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Middle District of Pennsylvania
    • November 16, 2022
    ...ERISA. Specifically, Plaintiffs argue that Defendants have violated 29 U.S.C. § 1133 by failing to follow the procedures outlined in 29 C.F.R. § 2560.503-1. Section 1133 provides that providers of employee benefit plans "shall provide adequate notice in writing to any participant or benefic......
  • M.R. v. United Healthcare Ins. Co.
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Southern District of New York
    • November 20, 2023
    ...plaintiff of the plan's time limit for filing an administrative appeal. The Second Circuit, after finding that this failure violated Section 2560.503-1, held that, a result, the plan's time limit was “not trigger[ed]” and refused to enforce it. Id. at 107 (“A notice that fails to substantia......
  • Zavislak v. Netflix, Inc.
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Northern District of California
    • June 7, 2024
    ...§ 2560.503-1. In this circuit, “a failure to follow claims procedures imposed on benefits plans, as outlined in 29 U.S.C. § 1133 and 29 C.F.R. § 2560.503-1, cannot give rise to a penalty under 29 U.S.C. § 1132(c)(1).” Lee v. ING Groep, N.V., 829 F.3d 1158, 1161 (9th Cir. 2016). Penalties un......
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  • Ninth Circuit Reverses Itself And Finds That At Least Some ERISA Claims Can Be Compelled To Arbitration
    • United States
    • JD Supra United States
    • August 26, 2019
    ...as to benefit claims, ERISA not only encourages but requires claims procedures that include mechanism for review. 29 U.S.C. § 1133; 29 C.F.R. § 2560.503-1. So, given all that, can the employer or plan require arbitration of ERISA claims? Which ones? When? And might they really want Only sev......
  • New York Court Rules Retirees Have Standing to Challenge Bristol-Myers Pension Risk Transfer
    • United States
    • LexBlog United States
    • October 8, 2025
    ...at the conclusion of the appeal. “As long as the administrator substantially complies with the procedural requirements of 29 C.F.R. § 2560.503-1, engages in a ‘meaningful dialogue’ with the beneficiary, and provides a beneficiary with a ‘full and fair’ review, courts generally have not allo......
  • After Heimeshoff: Applying An ERISA Plan’s Contractual Limitation of Actions Provision
    • United States
    • JD Supra United States
    • May 19, 2014
    ...did not request any documents until after the three-year deadline. Id. at *7. The court also held that the ERISA claim regulation, 29 C.F.R. § 2560.503-1, “does not require a claims administrator to include in its [denial letter] to a plan participant the deadline for filing a cause of acti......
  • The ERISA Litigation Newsletter - November 2011
    • United States
    • JD Supra United States
    • November 1, 2011
    ...2008); Eden Surgical Ctr. v. Budco Group, Inc., No. 09-CV-3991, 2010 WL 2180360, *10, 2010 BL 127245, *10 (C.D. Cal. May 27, 2010). 29 C.F.R. § 2560.503-1. As always, be sure to review the section on Rulings, Filings, and Settlements of "Never Mind" – DOL Withdraws Proposed Regulation on th......
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3 books & journal articles
  • 'ERISA and NQDC'
    • United States
    • ABA General Library Taxation and Funding of Nonqualified Deferred Compensation
    • January 1, 2012
    ...ERISA § 4065(a). 31 See ERISA § 3004. 32 ERISA § 103(a)(3)(A). 33 Id. § 103(a)(4)(A); § 103(d). 34 ERISA § 503, 29 U.S.C. § 1133. 35 29 CFR § 2560.503-1 36 Amato v. Bernard, 618 F.2d 559 (9th Cir. 1980); Graham v. Federal Express, 725 F. Supp. 429 (W.D. Ark. 1989); but see Berger v. Edgewat......
  • Health care access
    • United States
    • Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law No. XXVI-2, January 2025
    • January 1, 2025
    ...Care Benefits for Adults, HEALTHCARE.GOV, 34. 42 U.S.C.A. § 300gg-19(a) (West, Westlaw through Pub. L. No. 119-1). 35. 29 C.F.R. § 2560.503-1 (March 14, 2025); see 42 U.S.C.A. § 300gg-19(b) (West, Westlaw through Pub. L. No. 37. 26 U.S.C.A. § 125(i) (West, Westlaw through Pub. L. No. 119-1)......
  • Health care access: access after health care reform
    • United States
    • Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law No. XXV-2, January 2024
    • January 1, 2024
    ...may shop for health insurance at competitive rates 34. 42 U.S.C.A. § 300gg-19(a) (West, Westlaw through Pub. L. No. 118-13). 35. 29 C.F.R. § 2560.503-1 (2023); see 42 U.S.C.A. § 300gg-19(b) (West, Westlaw through Sept. 36. 42 U.S.C. § 1395l (2022); Robert F. Rich, Eric Cheung, & Robert ......