United States Second Circuit

Under section 502(a)(3)(B) of ERISA, a finding of bad faith is not a requirement in order to obtain interest on delayed benefit payments.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/20/2000
• Decided 01/10/2002
• Published 01/10/2002

Judges

• LEVAL, Circuit Judge., Before JACOBS, LEVAL, and KATZMANN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Scott M. Riemer,Michael E. Schoeman, on the brief, Schoeman, Updike & Kaufman, LLP, New York, NY, for Appellant., Gregory G. Katsas;  Gregory A. Castanias, Michael S. Fried, of counsel, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Jeffrey L. Gabardi, Health Insurance Association of America, Washington, DC, on the brief, for Amicus Curiae Health Insurance Association of America., Mary Ellen Signorille, AARP Foundation Litigation, Melvin Rodowitz, AARP, Washington, DC, Paula Brantner, National Employment Lawyers Association, San Francisco, CA, on the brief, for Amici Curiae American Association of Retired Persons and National Employment Lawyers Association.


• For Appellees:
  
• Myron D. Rumeld, Proskauer Rose LLP, Lawrence Wolff, Allan M. Marcus, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, New York, NY, on the brief, for Appellee.