U.S. Supreme Court Won’t Review 5th Circuit’s ERISA Benefit Denial Review Standard

Mealey's (February 28, 2022, 12:56 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 28 denied a father’s petition for a writ of certiorari regarding the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals’ application of abuse of discretion and substantial-evidence standards when reviewing health plan benefit denials under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act....