Kollman v. Hewitt Associates, LLC

OPINION OF THE COURT

SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.

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Summary

Gerald Kollman, who was an employee of Rohm and Haas Company at the time at issue, sought to ascertain the amount of lump sum pension to which he would be entitled if he were to retire. He accessed the computer website prepared and maintained for that purpose by Hewitt Associates, LLC and received an incorrect figure. That figure, $522,043.30, had not been reduced by the amount of the Qualified Domestic Relations Order (“QDRO”) that was owing to Kollman’s former wife. Kollman was notified of the correct pension amount some two months later.…