Bernice Sokol v. Jacob L. Bernstein, M.D.

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 1986-10-28

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ORRICK, District Judge: The chief question presented in this case is whether a beneficiary of a pension plan governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001 et seq., can recover extra-contractual damages, such as damages for emotional dis…

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