6th Circuit Upholds Denial Of Accidental Death Benefits For Death After Fall

Mealey's (February 23, 2021, 3:14 PM EST) -- CINCINNATI — The beneficiary and executor of the estate of a man whose death was determined to be caused by a traumatic subdural hematoma but contributed to by cancer failed to show that the claims administrator’s denial of benefits under his accidental death policy was arbitrary or capricious or that any alleged violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act prejudiced them in any way, a Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Feb. 10....