United States Eighth Circuit

Award of statutory penalties, compensatory damages, and attorneys' fees and costs in an Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) case is reversed where plaintiffs may be entitled to recover unreimbursed medical expenses under ERISA but are not entitled to recover statutory penalties under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA).

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/23/2005
• Published 12/23/2005

Judges

• LOKEN, Chief Judge., Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, ARNOLD and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Craig F. Martin, argued, Omaha, NE (Robert C. Rice and Kevin S. Dunagan, on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Christopher D. Curzon, argued, Omaha, NE, for appellees.