District Court Correctly Applied Arbitrary, Capricious Standard Of Review, Panel Says

Mealey's (July 18, 2019, 1:26 PM EDT) -- DENVER — A district court did not err in applying an arbitrary and capricious standard of review to a health care plan’s denial of benefits for a plan beneficiary’s treatment at a residential center because the plan participant failed to identify any procedural irregularities under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act that would warrant the application of a de novo standard of review, the 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeal said July 15 (Mary D. v. Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, et al., No. 17-4195, 10th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 20842). ...