Amara v. CIGNA Corp.

348 F. App'x 627

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
• Decided: October 6, 2009
• Docket: Nos. 08-3388-cv (L), 08-3460-cv (XAP)
• Status: Published

Opinion

SUMMARY ORDER

We assume the parties’ familiarity with the underlying facts, the procedural history, and the issues presented for review.

In this ERISA appeal, the parties cross-appeal from two decisions of the district court. Plaintiffs-appellants argue that the district court erred in:

1) concluding that it lacked the authority to provide complete relief for defendants-appellees’ ERISA violations;

2) failing to require prior benefit provisions to be reinstated until proper notice of reductions was provided;

3) failing to require CIGNA to pay comparable benefits to affected participants until proper notice was provided; and

4) ruling that CIGNA did not need to disclose the amendment to the “Rehire Rule.”

Defendants-appellees cross-appeal, arguing that the district court erred by awarding plaintiffs-appellants more pension benefits than they were told they would receive under the pension plan. They also contend that the district court properly denied plaintiffs-appellants’ request for additional annual benefit accruals.

We affirm the judgment of the district court for substantially the reasons stated in Judge Kravitz’s two well-reasoned and scholarly opinions. See Amara v. CIGNA Corp., 559 F.Supp.2d 192 (D.Conn.2008); Amara v. Cigna Corp., 534 F.Supp.2d 288 (D.Conn.2008).

Based on the foregoing reasons, we hereby AFFIRM the judgment of the district court.