United States Sixth Circuit

In an action brought against plaintiff's former employer and supervisor for health benefits under the Consolidated Omnibus Reconciliation Act (COBRA), summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where: 1) although the doctrine of equitable estoppel can bar an employer, concededly not meeting COBRA's numerical application threshold, from defending an action under that statute on that basis; nevertheless 2) plaintiff could not satisfy the estoppel doctrine's requirements in this case.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/27/2007
• Published 06/27/2007

Judges

• Before:  BOGGS, Chief Judge;  and MERRITT and MOORE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ON BRIEF:  Benjamin Whitfield, Jr., Benjamin Whitfield, Jr. & Associates, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant.  James F. Hermon, Dykema Gossett, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellees.