1st Circuit: Denial Of Death Benefits Not Unlawful Under ERISA

Mealey's (March 4, 2020, 12:21 PM EST) -- BOSTON — A divided panel of the First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Feb. 24 disagreed with a Massachusetts federal judge that an insurer’s denial of death benefits sought by a widow in connection with her husband’s car accident was arbitrary and capricious (Denise Arruda v. Zurich American Insurance Company, et al., No. 19-1247, 1st Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 5498)....