4th Circuit: Bench Trial Was Proper In ERISA Disability Benefits Denial Case

Mealey's (December 28, 2022, 7:03 AM EST) -- RICHMOND, Va. — A bench trial based on the administrative record was appropriate in an Employee Retirement Income Security Act suit over denial of long-term disability benefits that featured disputed issues of material fact, a Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel said, affirming the trial court’s ruling against an insurer....

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