District Court Erred In Dismissing Disability Claimant’s Suit, Panel Says

Mealey's (June 9, 2022, 2:00 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A district court erred in dismissing a disability claimant’s suit alleging that a disability insurer failed to exhaust all administrative remedies in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act because the insurer failed to issue a final decision on the claim within 45 days as required under ERISA, the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said June 7 in reversing the lower court’s ruling....