United States Eleventh Circuit

Under 29 USC 1132(c)(1), penalties for beneficiaries are not available where the plan administrator, following a "qualifying event" under the policy, fails to give notice of the right to continuation coverage.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/25/2001
• Published 10/25/2001

Judges

• ALARCÓN, Circuit Judge:, Before BIRCH, COX and ALARCÓN , Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Frank S. James, III,Susan Salonimer Wagner, Wesley C. Redmond, Berkowitz, Lefkovits, Isom & Kushner, Birmingham, AL, for Defendant-Appellant., Douglas McElvy, David P. Martin, Tuscaloosa, AL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.