NFL Disability Plan Seeks Rehearing Of 11th Circuit’s Abuse Of Discretion Ruling

Mealey's (November 24, 2020, 12:57 PM EST) -- ATLANTA — Rehearing of the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals’ decision that a disability plan abused its discretion in failing to consider relevant evidence and in failing to consider the cumulative effects of the former National Football League player’s ailments is warranted because the decision is based on the appeals panel’s misunderstanding of how the player’s evidence was presented to the plan committee, the plan contends in a Nov. 19 petition for panel rehearing or rehearing en banc (Darren Mickell v. Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle NFL Players Retirement Plan, No. 19-10651, 11th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 32516)....