Legal Opinion
Harrison v. Digital Health Plan
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 9, 1999No. 98-8932PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Per curiam
Brenda Harrison appeals from an order dismissing her lawsuit brought under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001, et seq, against her former employer and health plan administrator for wrongful denial of medical benefits, breach of fiduciary duty, and failure to give proper notice of COBRA continuation of coverage. The district court found that the claims were time barred or failed to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. On appeal, the only issue meriting discussion is whether the district court erred when it borrowed Georgia’s one-year statute of…
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