12 pages. "In a nationally unprecedented ruling, the panel majority held that, under ERISA, a deferential standard of review on judicial review of a benefits claim applies only where a plan administrator has disclosed 'its reservation of discretionary authority.'... The majority's requirement is counter to ERISA itself, the precedents addressing ERISA's standard of review, and [DOL] regulations. Furthermore, the majority's rule undermines the important interests that the standard of review protects: 'efficiency, predictability, and uniformity.' " [Lyn M. v. Premera Blue Cross, No. 18-4098 (10th Cir. Jul. 24, 2020)]  MORE >>