COBRA Case Laws

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Who Must Comply?

• Galati v. D & R Excavating
• Giddens v. University Yacht Club
• Kidder v. H & B Marine

Qualified Beneficiaries

• Zemko v. Muntz; and Muntz v. Chidester

Qualifying Events And Coverage Periods

• Kern v. Blaine Kern Artists & Coventry Health Care
• Mlsna v. Unitel
• Paris v. F. Korbel & Brothers, Inc.
• Teamsters v. Marathon Petroleum Company

COBRA Extensions - Secondary Events And Disability

• Birkhead v. St. Anne's-Belfield
• Scott Fallo; Kasey Fallo v. Piccadilly Cafeterias, Inc.
• Gibbs v. Anchorage School District
• Poole v. Monmouth College

COBRA Coverage - Which Plans Must Be Offered?

• Cox v. Transit Group Transportation

COBRA Notifications

• Amin v. Flagstone Hospitality Management
• Brown v. Neely Truck Line, Inc
• Crawford v. Pennsylvania Employee Benefit Trust Fund
• DiSabatino v. DiSabatino Bros
• Farrell v. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals
• Hamilton v. Mecca
• Holford v. Exhibit Design Consultants
• Joiner v. Dreisenga & Associates
• Lane v. Compass Group USA
• Linden v. Harding Tube v. ADP COBRA Services
• Lloyd v. Harrington Benefit Services
• Meadows v. Cagle's, Inc
• Phillips v. Riverside, Inc.
• Shephard v. O'Quinn
• Sluka v. Landau Uniforms
• Torres-Negron v. Ramallo Bros
• Tufano v. Riegel Transportation
• Washicheck v. The Ultimate

Election Periods And Time Frames

• Branch v. G. Bernd Company
• Lifecare Hospitals v. Health Plus of Louisiana v. Custom-Bilt Cabinet & Supply

COBRA Ending Events

• Chaganti v. Sun Microsystems & Ceridian
• Geissal v. Moore Medical Corp., et al

COBRA Premiums

• Andre v. Salem Technical Services and Stepan Company
• Draper v. Baker Hughes, Inc
• Lincoln General Hospital v. Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Nebraska
• Sirkin v. Phillips Colleges, Inc

Managing COBRA

• Shade v. Panhandle Motor Service Corp.
• Starr v. Metro Systems & Deborah Masanz
• Underwood (Raymond and Linda) v. Fluor Daniel, Inc.

COBRA Penalties And Enforcement

• Enenstein v. Eagle Insurance Agency
• National Companies Health Plan v. St. Joseph’s Hospital
• Swint, et al. v. Protective Life, et al.
• Teweleit v. Hartford v. Texas Municipal League