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24Aug

Prominently Displayed, Fundamental Discrepancy In Benefits Triggered Contractual Limitations Period

The Fifth Circuit concluded that a plan’s three-year contractual limitations period began to accrue when a beneficiary received a letter in 2008 that prominently displayed on the first page the monthly earnings used to calculate his long term...
By: Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/prominently-displayed-fundamental-51185/

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