Plan Administrator Abused Its Discretion In Terminating Benefits, 4th Circuit Affirms

(January 13, 2017, 10:23 AM EST) -- RICHMOND, Va. — The Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Jan. 5 said a district court did not improperly find that a disability plan administrator abused its discretion in terminating a claimant’s benefits because the evidence supports a finding that the claimant was disabled and the plan administrator’s decision was not reasoned and principled (Stephen Wilkinson v. Sun Life and Health Insurance Co., et al., No. 15-2105, 4th Cir.; 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 201)....