United States Sixth Circuit
Durand v. Hanover Ins. Grp., Inc., 07-6468
In an ERISA action based on Defendants' calculation of lump-sum benefits under their pension plan, dismissal of Plaintiff's complaint for failure to exhaust administrative remedies is reversed, where the exhaustion of further remedies by Plaintiff would have been futile.
Appellate Information
- Decided 03/18/2009
- Published 03/18/2009
Judges
- Before NORRIS, ROGERS, and KETHLEDGE, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Sixth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- ARGUED: Eli Gottesdiener, Gottesdiener Law Firm, Brooklyn, New York, for Appellant. Alan S. Gilbert, Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, Chicago, Illinois, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Eli Gottesdiener, Gottesdiener Law Firm, Brooklyn, New York, E. Douglas Richards, E. Douglas Richards, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellant. Alan S. Gilbert, Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, Chicago, Illinois, Richard H.C. Clay, Angela Logan Edwards, Lisa H. Thomas, Woodward, Hobson & Fulton, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellees.