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Underwood v. Fluor Daniel

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Jan 28, 1997
106 F.3d 394 (4th Cir. 1997)

Summary

affirming maximum statutory damage award

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Opinion

Docket No. 95-3036.

January 28, 1997

Appeal from and Citation (if reported) D.S.C.


Affirmed.


Summaries of

Underwood v. Fluor Daniel

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Jan 28, 1997
106 F.3d 394 (4th Cir. 1997)

affirming maximum statutory damage award

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awarding the maximum penalty despite no evidence of prejudice

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discussing whether to apply a South Carolina rule requiring parties to commence an action for statutory penalties within a year

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noting that in South Carolina, the applicable statute of limitations for a COBRA claim under § 1132(c) would be the one-year statute of limitations for actions upon a statute for a penalty or forfeiture

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In Underwood, the court imposed the maximum penalty of $100 per day on a company that failed to provide COBRA notice, despite the fact that the plaintiff's knew about their eligibility independent of the defendant's required notice.

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Case details for

Underwood v. Fluor Daniel

Case Details

Full title:Underwood v. Fluor Daniel, Inc

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

Date published: Jan 28, 1997

Citations

106 F.3d 394 (4th Cir. 1997)

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