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| | 01-2324 -- Gilbertson v. Allied Signal Inc. -- 05/06/2003 |
 | | ALLIED SIGNAL, INC. and LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, |
 | | Carol Lisa Smith of Krehbiel, Bannerman and Williams, P.A., Albuquerque, New Mexico, for Defendant-Appellee Allied Signal Inc.; Tracy M. Jenks of Rodey, Dickason, Sloan, Akin and Robb, P.A., Albuquerque, New Mexico, for Defendant-Appellee Life Insurance Company of North America. |
 | | The question in this case is whether an ERISA plan administrator's denial of disability benefits is entitled to deference when the administrator failed to render a decision within the time limits and the claim was "deemed denied" by operation of law. |
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