Tennessee Code 8-27-907 – Limitations
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 8-27-907
- Administrator: means :
(A) An individual, either employed by, or contracted with, the sponsor or the plan to provide administrative services on behalf of the plan. See Tennessee Code 8-27-901 - Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
- plan: includes those to which the primary insured pays to the plan a nominal fee for the primary insured and any insureds whose relationship to the primary insured allows them to receive benefits under the plan. See Tennessee Code 8-27-901
If a plan participant initiates suit against a plan or administrator for any action taken on behalf of the plan with respect to benefits under the plan, recovery is limited to accrued benefits due under the terms of the plan, a declaratory judgment on entitled-to benefits, or an injunction against a plan’s or administrator’s improper refusal to pay benefits. Relief under this section does not include damages, but it may include reasonable attorney’s fees.