Ferrell v. United States

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• concluding that a preliminary letter was not binding where it did not meet the requirements of Donovan and where the formal plan was subsequently adopted
• holding that estoppel principles cannot be used to effect a modification of an existing ERISA benefit plan
• holding that employer’s decisions in creating benefit plan are business decisions that do not give rise to ERISA procedures
• holding that § 1108 creates an affirmative defense for which the defendant bears the burden of proof
• noting the applicability of Dague to ERISA’s attorney’s fee provision and the inappropriateness of enhancement based on risk contingency
• affirming the theory of recovery that “the representation created an enforceable obligation under a federal common law theory of equitable estoppel, subject to proof of detrimental reliance”

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