Black & Decker Disability Plan v. Nord, 538 U.S. 822, 3 (2003)

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BLACK & DECKER DISABILITY PLAN v. NORD

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sician; nor may courts impose on administrators a discrete burden of explanation when they credit reliable evidence that conflicts with a treating physician's evaluation. Pp. 829-834.

296 F. 3d 823, vacated and remanded.

Ginsburg, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.

Lee T. Paterson argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were John R. Ates, Amanda C. Sommerfeld, and William G. Bruner III.

Lisa Schiavo Blatt argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging reversal. With her on the brief were Solicitor General Olson, Deputy Solicitor General Kneedler, Howard M. Radzely, Allen H. Feldman, Nathaniel I. Spiller, and Mark S. Flynn.

Lawrence D. Rohlfing argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Eric Schnapper.*

*Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the American Benefits Council by Robert N. Eccles and Jonathan D. Hacker; for the American Council of Life Insurers et al. by William J. Kayatta, Jr., Mark E. Schmidtke, and Victoria E. Fimea; for the Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle NFL Player Retirement Plan by Douglas W. Ell, John P. McAllister, and Alvaro I. Anillo; for the Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Health and Welfare Fund by Thomas C. Nyhan, James P. Condon, and John J. Franczyk, Jr.; for the Delta Family-Care Disability and Survivor-ship Plan et al. by Hunter R. Hughes; for the ERISA Industry Committee by Caroline M. Brown and John M. Vine; for the National Association of Manufacturers et al. by Frederick R. Damm, Lira A. Johnson, Jan S. Amundson, and Quentin Riegel; and for Peabody Energy Corp. et al. by Mark E. Solomons and Laura Metcoff Klaus.

Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the AARP by Mary Ellen Signorille and Melvin R. Radowitz; for the American Medical Association by Joseph R. Guerra and Jack R. Bierig; for the National Employment Lawyers Association by Jeffrey Lewis, Jenifer Bosco, Daniel T. Driesen, and Ronald Dean; and for the National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives by Nancy G. Shor, Eric Schnaufer, Robert E. Rains, and Jon Holder.

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