In Wilson v. Standard Ins. Co. (U.S. Ct. Apps., 11th Cir.) the claimant filed her lawsuit claiming long term disability benefits thirty-four months after the three-year contractual limitations period. The claimant argued that equitable tolling should apply because the insurer’s denial letter did not give notice of the time limit and therefore was in violation of the ERISA regulations. The Eleventh Circuit found that the “claims procedure” regulation, 29 CFR 2560.503-1(g)(1)(iv), clearly required notice of the administrative review procedures and those time limits, as …
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