Legal Opinion
Schleibaum v. Kmart Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 25, 1998No. 97-2202PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
The untimely death of an ERISA claimant gave rise in this case to interesting questions about the appropriate remedy for a violation of 29 U.S.C. § 1133 (failure to give.adequate notice of a denial of a claim for benefits) when a remand would be futile. One of the questions we must consider is whether a plaintiff in an ERISA action has a duty to mitigate damages when an employer, provides inadequate notice of a denial of plan benefits. Only one other circuit has addressed the issue of mitigation in the context of ERISA and has concluded that a plaintiff has…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Shaw v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Charles W. Leigh and Ervin F. Dusek, Etc., and George Johnson, Intervening v. Clyde William EngleCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- John Halpin v. W.W. Grainger, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Linda K. Moothart v. A. Gary Bell, Bradley P. Pollock, Bell & Pollock, P.C.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994
- Christine M. Donato v. Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Lafleur v. Louisiana Health Service & Indemnity Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
- Lane v. PageDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 2011
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