Legal Opinion
Confer v. Custom Engineering Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 19, 1991No. 91-3246PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
In this ERISA action, the district court determined that plaintiff Ricky Confer is entitled to medical benefits under the Custom Engineering Employee Health Benefit Plan, because an oral statement of a change in a plan does not effect a modification of the plan’s terms. The district court also determined that Custom Engineering Company, the Plan’s administrator, breached its fiduciary duty to Confer by wrongfully denying him benefits. Confer v. Custom Eng’g Co. Employee Health Benefit Plan, No. 89-69 (W.D.Pa. Jan. 9, 1991).
Custom Engineering and the Plan together appeal…
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4Cited by20 opinions
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