Legal Opinion

Linda Brown v. Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Helen Hefner, Plan Administrator

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided September 9, 2003No. 02-4063, 03-2084PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MELLOY, Circuit Judge.

Defendants-Appellants Aventis Pharmaceuticals and Helen Hefner appeal the orders of the district court 1 requiring them to pay the plaintiff, Linda Brown, $8030 in statutory penalties for a violation of COBRA notification, $11,550 in statutory penalties under ERISA for failure to supply summary plan documents after a written request, and a certificate of life insurance for $39,000 minus the amount of premiums that would have been incurred by the plaintiff in exercising her life insurance conversion rights. We affirm.

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Linda Sue Brown began working for one of the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Bowen v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  2. Joan Lawrence v. Carl L. Westerhaus, Edward A. Shepard and Bobby HannaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
  3. Gerald W. Kerr v. Charles F. Vatterott & Co. Commerce Bank of St. Louis, N. A.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
  4. Howe v. Varity Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
  5. Novak v. Andersen Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992

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3Cited by28 opinions

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  3. Reba Hebert v. Sbc Pension Benefit Plan, Non Bargained Program by and Through the Plan Sponsor and Administrator Sbc Communications, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
  4. Olick v. Kearney (In Re Olick)District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2011
  5. Knowlton v. Anheuser-Busch Companies Pension PlanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2017

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