Daniels v. Thomas & Betts Corp.

STAPLETON, Circuit Judge:

Appellee/Plaintiff Ida K. Daniels (“Mrs. Daniels”), widow of Charles P. Daniels (“Mr. Daniels”), sued her husband’s former employer, Thomas & Betts Corporation (“T&B”), for breach of fiduciary duty, delay in providing ERISA plan documents, and attorney’s fees. She alleged inter alia that T&B materially misled Mr. Daniels into believing that he had 1.5 times his annual salary in supplemental life insurance in addition to the one times annual salary life insurance T&B provided Mr. Daniels as an employment benefit.

The District Court granted Mrs. Daniels’ motion for…