Legal Opinion

Phillips v. BRINK'S CO.

District Court, W.D. Virginia

Decided July 13, 2009No. Case 2:08CV00031PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

JAMES P. JONES, Chief Judge.

In this ERISA case, the administrator of a pension plan mistakenly failed for almost seven years to deduct from the plaintiffs monthly disability benefit the value of his union pension. I hold that the administrator’s interpretation of the plan allowing it to make such deductions is reasonable, but that equitable considerations now prevent it from recouping the amounts previously paid in error.

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The plaintiff in this action, Harold Kenneth Phillips, asserts claims against the defendants, The Brink’s Company (“Brink’s”) and The Brink’s Company…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Metropolitan Life Insurance v. GlennSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
  2. Joanne W. Coleman v. Nationwide Life Insurance Company, & Third-Party v. Roofing Concepts, Incorporated, Third-Party Joanne W. Coleman v. Nationwide Life Insurance Company v. Roofing Concepts, Incorporated, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
  3. Joseph D. Griggs v. E. I. Dupont De Nemours & Company, Joseph D. Griggs v. E. I. Dupont De Nemours & CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2001
  4. Gagliano v. Reliance Standard Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2008
  5. Faircloth v. Lundy Packing Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1996

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Fine v. Sun Life Assurance Co. of CanadaDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 2015
  2. Knepper v. Volvo Group North AmericaDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 2019
  3. Smirk v. Trustees of the International Painters and Allied Trades Industry Pension PlanDistrict Court, D. Nevada · 2020

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