Strickland v. Town of Aberdeen

JOHNSON, Judge.

Plaintiff Thomas E. Strickland was employed by defendant Town of Aberdeen until 3 September 1988. While employed with defendant, plaintiff was covered by a health insurance policy through Municipal Insurance Trust (hereinafter “Municipal Insurance”). After leaving defendant’s employ, plaintiff elected to take advantage of COBRA coverage through Municipal Insurance. Defendant’s Employee’s *432Handbook provided that “following the employee’s termination, COBRA coverage is available for eighteen months.” In addition, the form signed by plaintiff electing COBRA coverage, informed…