Legal Opinion
Kaufmann v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America
District Court, D. New Hampshire
Decided January 5, 2012No. Case No. 11-cv-119-PBPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*496 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
PAUL BARBADORO, District Judge.
A claimant in an action for benefits under the Employment Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) ordinarily must timely exhaust administrative remedies before commencing an action in this court. The question presented by the defendant’s motion for summary judgment is whether such a claimant must comply with an administrative appeal procedure that is included in an ERISA plan’s Summary Plan Description (“SPD”) but not in the written instrument that establishes the plan.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Kaufmann’s Claim
Deborah J. Kaufmann was employed as an…
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