Legal Opinion

Townsend v. Brown Corp. of Ionia, Inc.

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided July 18, 1994No. Docket 153510PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCorrigan, P.J.

In this action under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (erisa), 29 USC 1001 et seq., as amended by the Comprehensive Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986, 29 USC 1161 et seq. (cobra), plaintiff appeals as of right the judgment of no cause of action. We affirm.

Within fourteen days after plaintiffs husband ceased employment with defendant, defendant sent the required notice of cobra rights to the couple’s last known address, in compliance with 29 USC 1166(4). Because plaintiff and her husband had moved and had provided no forwarding address, they did not receive the first notice…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Gorman v. Life Insurance Co. of North AmericaTexas Supreme Court · 1991
  2. Beason v. BeasonMichigan Supreme Court · 1990
  3. Tallman v. Cheboygan Area SchoolsMichigan Court of Appeals · 1990
  4. Gresham v. Mass. Mut. Life Ins. Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1991
  5. Bradwell v. Silk Greenhouse, Inc.District Court, M.D. Florida · 1993

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Lumley v. U of M Bd of RegentsMichigan Court of Appeals · 1996
  2. Mitchell v. DahlbergMichigan Court of Appeals · 1996
  3. McCarty v. Auto Club InsuranceMichigan Court of Appeals · 1994
  4. McCarty v. Auto Club InsuranceMichigan Court of Appeals · 1994

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