Fotta v. UMWA Health ( 2003 )

Opinions of the United
2003 Decisions States Court of Appeals
for the Third Circuit
3-28-2003
Fotta v. UMWA Health
Precedential or Non-Precedential: Non-Precedential
Docket 01-2097
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"Fotta v. UMWA Health" (2003). 2003 Decisions. Paper 705.
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UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
No. 01-2097
ABRAHAM FOTTA, individually and
on behalf of all other persons
similarly situated,
Appellant
v.
TRUSTEES OF THE UNITED MINE WORKERS
OF AMERICA, HEALTH AND RETIREMENT FUND
OF 1974; MICHAEL HOLLAND; DONALD
PIERCE; ELLIOT SEGAL;
JOSEPH STAHL, II
ORDER
In order to correct a typographic error in a citation made in the fourth
paragraph of Section III. A. 1 of the Court’s opinion filed February 11, 2003, it is hereby O
R D E R E D that the following text is substituted for that paragraph:
In fact, Fotta I did not even address the issue of liability. It
determined who has a cause of action under § 502(a)(3)(B).
Before Fotta I, only an ERISA beneficiary who had brought a
legal action to recover wrongfully withheld benefits could sue
for interest under § 502(a)(3)(B). See, e.g., Anthuis, 971 F.2d
at 1010. In Fotta I, we were asked to decide whether a
beneficiary who recovered wrongfully withheld benefits
without resorting to litigation could sue under § 502(a)(3)(B).
Fotta I, 165 F.3d at 211. (“This appeal raises an issue of first
impression for this court: whether a beneficiary who has been
able to receive his her benefits due under an ERISA plan only
after considerable delay, but without resorting to litigation to
recover that payment, has a cause of action [under §
502(a)(3)(B)].”) We determined that § 502(a)(3)(B) did
provide a cause of action for such plaintiffs. We did not,
however, address the standard of liability that would trigger an
obligation to pay interest.
For the Court,
/s/ Marcia M. Waldron
Clerk
Dated: March 28, 2003