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22 Employee Benefits Cas. 2169, Pens. Plan Guide (Cch) P 23950a

3rd CircuitDecember 18, 1998No. 209Cited 63 times
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The Third Circuit reversed the district court's dismissal of Fotta's ERISA claim for interest on delayed disability benefits, holding that a beneficiary may pursue such a claim under ERISA § 502(a)(1)(B) or § 502(a)(3)(B), and remanded for further proceedings.

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