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· 12/18/1998

22 Employee Benefits Cas. 2169, Pens. Plan Guide (Cch) P 23950a

Citations

  • 165 F.3d 209

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  • “We now make explicit that interest is presumptively appropriate when ERISA benefits have been delayed.”
  • “This appeal calls upon us to decide whether the beneficiary of an employee plan may bring an action under [ERISA] against the plan to recover interest on benefits the plan paid after some delay….”
  • “A late payment of benefits effectively deprives the beneficiary of the time value of his or her money whether or not the beneficiary secured the overdue benefits through a judgment as the result of ERISA litigation.”
  • “ERISA section 502(a)(3)(B) permits a plan beneficiary ‘to obtain other appropriate relief (i) to redress [violations of ERISA or of the terms of an ERISA plan] or (ii) to enforce any provisions of this subchapter or the terms of the plan.’” (alteration in original
  • “ERISA section 502(a)(3)(B) permits a plan beneficiary ‘to obtain other appropriate relief (i) to redress [violations of ERISA or of the terms of an ERISA plan] or (ii) to enforce any provisions of this subchapter or the terms of the plan.’” (alteration in original

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