Federal Case

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that written and oral misrepresentations could not serve as a basis of estoppel when the plan documents were clear
• holding no coverage for employee who failed to satisfy the ERISA plan’s eligibility criteria despite payment of premium
• noting the overwhelming evidence that the insured was not an “active, full-time employee at the time of his death”
• finding employer, not insurer, was relevant fiduciary where it alone “was responsible for determining employee eligibility”
• affirming denial of claim for ERISA life insurance benefits where the decedent was not an active employee at the time of death
• “As a nonfiduciary, Pankow is not liable for damages under ERISA, and the Finks’ complaint requests only a damages award.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).