Kaluzna Winchester v. Pension Committee of Michael Reese Health Plan, Incorporated Pension Plan

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• explaining that because the purpose of Section 502(c) is not so much to penalize as to promote ERISA’s goal of providing for prompt and fair settlements, a plaintiff who had settled a benefit claim before bringing suit for penal- ties under Section 502(c
• “She was not a plan participant at the time the action was filed and thus has no standing.”
• Plaintiff “is not seeking a benefit from an employee benefit plan. She is seeking damages under a penalty provision.”
• “In this Circuit, we generally do not consider arguments made for the first time on appeal in an appellant's reply brief and deem those arguments waived”

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