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First Circuit Rejects Use of Equitable Estoppel to Reform Plan
Health Plan Law 
Aug. 8, 2007
Excerpt: The plaintiff attempted to construct a claim for benefits under ERISA Section 502(a)(1)(B) by cobbling together a case evoking equitable estoppel principles and a claim for benefits. The plan required a health form by its terms but, based upon the alleged statement over the hotline, the plaintiff sought to bar Verizon from asserting the plan language as a defense.
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