claim benefit denial letter

Does your ERISA claim benefit denial letter preserve the contractual limitations defense?

If your denial letter fails to expressly state the contractual limitations timeframe, it might not preserve that defense. 

Here’s the case of Moyer v. Met Life Ins. Co., __ F.3d __ (6th Cir. August 7 2014)(2-1 decision).

FACTS. Moyer made a claim