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Sixth Circuit: 'Treating Physician' Rule Should Apply in ERISA Cases
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit via FindLaw Link to more items from this source
[Opinion]
Jan. 28, 2003

Darland v. Fortis Benefits Insurance Co., No. 01-5387 (6th Cir. Jan. 22, 2003). Excerpt from FindLaw.com: 'The 'treating physician' rule should apply in ERISA cases, and the district court should have deferred to the opinions of a long-term disability benefit claimant's treating physicians, absent substantial evidence in the record contradicting those opinions.  MORE >>

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