Beneficiary Seeks Review Of ERISA Estoppel Case, Resolution Of Circuit Split

Mealey's (March 29, 2022, 2:04 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Arguing that four of the U.S. circuit courts of appeals would have permitted her claim for equitable estoppel under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, a beneficiary on March 15 petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari on the question of whether such a claim can be “based on misrepresentations at variance with the terms” of an employee benefit plan....