for King County Bar Association
1. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. Bruch, No. 87-1054 , SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, November 30, 1988, Argued , February 21, 1989, Decided
OVERVIEW: An employer's denial of ERISA plan benefits was properly reviewed under a de novo standard where the plan did not give the administrator or fiduciary discretionary authority to determine eligibility for benefits or to construe the plan's terms.
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