Hughes Ex Rel. Hughes v. White

How courts have described this case

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• noting that argument that a reasonable person would know who to ask to receive benefits “is contradicted by the fact that Hughes did not seek out any one particular person to demand his benefits”
• “It is not enough that ‘some form of benefits exist:’ the compensation scheme should specify the extent of the benefits and the form in which they are to come.” (quoting Williams, 170 F.3d at 603)
• “While none of the [evidence] establishes the exact source of financing for the purported employee benefit plan ... it may be assumed that benefits are to be paid out of the general assets of the employer.”

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