10th Circuit Reverses Ruling In Disability Benefits Suit, Finds No Abuse Of Discretion

Mealey's (May 15, 2020, 8:30 AM EDT) -- DENVER — The 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on May 13 reversed and remanded a district court’s ruling in favor of a disability claimant after determining that an abuse-of-discretion standard of review applies because the law of Pennsylvania and not the law of Colorado, which bans discretionary authority provisions, applies (Michael D. Ellis v. Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston, No. 19-1074, 10th Cir.)....