JACKSON v. FORTIS BENEFITS INS. CO.

No. 99-CV-689 (JMR/FLN).

105 F.Supp.2d 1055 (2000)

Carol Knight JACKSON, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated v. FORTIS BENEFITS INSURANCE COMPANY.

United States District Court, D. Minnesota.

August 1, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew B Newman, Mansfield Tanick & Cohen, Jeff I Ross, John B Massopust, Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Gette, Minneapolis, MN, for plaintiffs.

Stephen Paul Lucke, Timothy Earle Branson, Matthew E Klein, Dorsey & Whitney, Minneapolis, MN, for defendants.


ORDER

ROSENBAUM, District Judge.

The Court here considers an unsettled question of law: Is an employee benefits plan, qualified under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act ("ERISA") of 1974, 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., liable for interest on plan benefits paid after a period of delay absent a showing of fault? The question is before the Court on cross-motions for summary judgment, pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure...

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