Court Remands NFL Player’s Case After Finding Retirement Board Abused Discretion, in Part by Relying on Opinion of Physician It Retained

A magistrate judge from The Northern District of California has handed a victory to a former NFL player, who had challenged the decision of the Retirement Board of the Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle NFL Player Retirement Plan (Plan), which denied him total and permanent (T&P) disability benefits under the Plan and the Employee Retirement Income Security…
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