Pension Plan Applied Wrong Causation Standard In Denying Disability Benefits

Mealey's (March 4, 2020, 12:50 PM EST) -- SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A federal judge in Illinois on Feb. 28 ruled that a pension plan trustees’ application of the “substantially responsible” causation standard in denying disability benefits was arbitrary and capricious, and the judge ruled that an award of benefits was the appropriate remedy (William R. Sharp v. Trustees of the UMWA 1974 Pension Trust, No. 18-cv-03056, C.D. Ill., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 34194)....

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