Medina v. Time Insurance

ENTRY ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

HAMILTON, District Judge.

Plaintiffs Candido and Olga Medina brought this action under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) against defendant Time Insurance Company to recover benefits denied under an employee welfare benefit plan providing health care insurance. See 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B) (authorizing actions for denial of benefits). The question presented is whether the administrator of an employee welfare benefit plan providing health benefits may, after the plan has taken effect, retroactively change the effective date of…