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District Court Finds Deference to Plan Administrator's Claim Decision Should Increase When Partial Benefits Granted (PDF)
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts Link to more items from this source
Sept. 24, 2013

"Aetna determines whether claims for short-term disability benefits satisfy the terms of the Plan and Policy and also is liable for benefits payable under the Plan.... Therefore, a structural conflict of interest exists. However, a decision to award at least some benefits rather than deny benefits entirely 'manifest[s] an approach demonstrating an unbiased interest that favor[s the claim applicant], making the conflict factor "less important (perhaps to the vanishing point)."'" [Cannon v. Aetna, No. 12-10512-DJC (D. Mass. Sept. 17, 2013)]

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