Legal Opinion
Lesley D. Popovits v. Circuit City Stores, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 15, 1999No. 98-2932PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Lesley Popovits 1 sued her former employer Circuit City Stores, Inc. and Travelers Managed Care System, 2 alleging that they improperly failed to provide her continuing health insurance under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1161-1168, after Circuit City terminated her employment. COBRA requires employers to continue providing benefits coverage for up to eighteen months after releasing an employee from employment. See 29 U.S.C. § 1162. Popovits contends that following her election of COBRA benefits, Circuit City sent a letter to her…
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