Legal Opinion
White v. Sun Life Assurance Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 26, 2007No. Nos. 06-1285, 06-1491PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*242Affirmed by published opinion. Judge WILKINSON wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge FLOYD joined. Chief Judge WILKINS wrote a dissenting opinion.
OPINION
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
This case requires us to determine whether a benefit plan can start the statute of limitations running on a plan participant’s cause of action for benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001 et seq. (2000), before the plan participant can even file suit. Plaintiff-appellee Margaret T. White brought suit against defendant-appellant Sun Life Assurance Company of…
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Rice v. Jefferson Pilot Financial InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2009
- Williams v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., Inc.District Court, E.D. North Carolina · 2008