Legal Opinion
Eileen D. Mlsna v. Unitel Communications, Inc., Defendant-Third Party/plaintiff-Appellant v. Theodore M. Mlsna, Third Party/defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 5, 1995No. 94-1477PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Eileen Mlsna (“Eileen”) filed suit against Unitel Communications, Inc. (“Unitel”) alleging that it violated the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 (“COBRA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1161-68, by failing to provide her with notice of her right to elect continuation coverage through Unitel’s group health plan after her husband, Theodore Mlsna (“Theodore”), resigned from the company. Unitel asserted that it did not owe Eileen any notice or continuation coverage because it had fired Theodore for gross misconduct, and that it did not have to pay Eileen’s medical bills…
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