Legal Opinion
Joyce Vitale v. Latrobe Area Hospital
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 29, 2005No. 04-3243PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BECKER, Circuit Judge.
Latrobe Area Hospital (“Latrobe”) appeals from a judgment against it in a dispute over ERISA retirement benefits. 1 Latrobe denied early retirement benefits to plaintiff Joyce Vitale after determining that, because she was on long-term disability leave, she was not accruing benefits and so did not qualify for the early retirement incentive under the terms of the plan. After a bench trial, the District Court ruled in favor of Vitale, finding that Latrobe’s decision to deny benefits was arbitrary and capricious. The District Court relied on the fact…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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