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August 21, 2019
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Fourth Circuit Finds Plan Administrator May Have Triggered Fiduciary Status
In a recent Fourth Circuit case, Dawson-Murdock v. Nat’l Counseling Grp., Inc. 2019 WL 3308535 (4th Cir. July 24, 2019), the Court of Appeals has allowed a beneficiary to sue her deceased husband’s employer for breach of fiduciary duties because of its status as the plan administrator and because of its vice president’s statements regarding her claim for insurance benefits.