· 4/1/1999
Margaret Krohn v. Huron Memorial Hospital
Citations
- 173 F.3d 542
- 23 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 1597
- 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 5798
- 1999 WL 176188
How courts have described this case
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- holding that an employer had a fiduciary “duty either to send [the insurance provider] the application ... or to clarify the plaintiffs intentions in returning the form”
- concluding that plaintiffs employer was liable for lost benefits that plaintiff sustained due to employer’s failure as a fiduciary to inform plaintiff about the availability of long-term disabili ty benefits
- holding that the hospital breached its fiduciary duty to inform when, after receiving notice that the plan beneficiary would be eligible for and needed LTD benefits, it provided misleading, incomplete, and inaccurate information instead
- noting that fiduciaries “must give complete and accurate information in response to participants’ questions,” and that providing “materially misleading” information, by statement or omission, breaches this duty (citations omitted and emphasis added)
- explaining an ERISA fiduciary's duty of loyalty and duty to disclose pertinent information to plan participants
- explaining an ERISA fiduciary’s duty of loyalty and duty to disclose pertinent information to plan participants
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Judges: Nelson, Siler, Daughtrey
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