( February 20, 2024, 12:25 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 20 denied a disability claimant’s petition for writ of certiorari seeking review of whether the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals properly determined whether violations of claims procedure regulations under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act can be excused if the disability plan claims administrator substantially complied with the regulations....