title: Notice of reason for denial of benefits.
abstract: Lafleur v. La. Health Serv. & Indem. Co., 563 F.3d 148, 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 6104: The health plan administrator that had failed to raise new grounds for denying benefits to the plan participant prior to the start of litigation did not substantially comply with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act's (ERISA) requirement of notice to the participant, containing reasons for the denial of benefits.
mesh_terms: D019461:Employee Retirement Income Security Act / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D007342:Insurance Benefits; D007345:Insurance Claim Review; D014342:Truth Disclosure; D014481:United States