The article discusses several court cases related to communications. In Enger v. AT&T, the Third Circuit upheld the district court’s summary judgment on all of Engers’ claims and concluded that AT&T’s amended pension plan adequately complied with the obligation to provide a complete summary plan description under the Employees Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). In Withrow v. Halsey Plan, the Ninth Circuit reversed the district court’s ruling and ruled that in order for a claim to be barred by the statute of limitations (SOL), it should either be contractually barred by the limitations period in the policy or barred by the applicable state SOL. In Kough v. Teamsters Local 301 Pension Plan, the Seventh Circuit held that the original letter did not comply with ERISA claims regulations.
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