Manuel v. Turner Industries Group, LLC

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Plaintiff filed suit against Prudential and Turner for violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and state law. Prudential counterclaimed, seeking repayment of short term disability (STD) benefits it allegedly paid in error. The district court rejected plaintiff's claims and granted summary judgment for Prudential on its repayment counterclaim.The Fifth Circuit reversed and remanded the district court's dismissal of plaintiff's claims for fiduciary breach and failure to provide documents as to Turner and his claim for plan benefits and discrimination as to Prudential; reversed and remanded the grant of summary judgment to Prudential on its claim for reimbursement; affirmed the dismissal of plaintiff's fiduciary breach and failure to provide document claims against Prudential; affirmed the application of the abuse of discretion standard to plaintiff's claims for plan benefits; instructed the district court to consider anew any discovery requests related to plaintiff's surviving claims; and vacated the award of prejudgment interest to Prudential. View "Manuel v. Turner Industries Group, LLC" on Justia Law

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