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DEGRUISE v. SPRINT CORP.

No. 00-31320.

279 F.3d 333 (2002)

Monty J. DEGRUISE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SPRINT CORPORATION, et al., Defendants, Sprint Corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 27, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Rene Williams (argued), Lazarus, Brown & Williams, Houma, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Keith M. Pyburn, Jr. (argued), Stacey C. Cerrone, McCalla, Thompson, Pyburn, Hymowitz & Shapiro, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before JOLLY and PARKER, Circuit Judges, and MILLS, District Judge.

RICHARD MILLS, District Judge:

This case presents an issue of first impression for this Court.

The sole issue is whether a company meets its notification duty under COBRA by sending a letter by "certified mail" to an individual's last known address even when the company knows that the individual did not actually receive the letter.

The answer is yes.

The district court is affirmed.

FACTS

Sprint terminated Monty Degruise...

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