Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Green v. Snow
500 U.S. 952
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1991-06-03
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- permitting monetary damages under Sec. 502(a)(3)(B) for breach of fiduciary duty
- permitting monetary damages under § 502(a)(3)(B) for breach of fiduciary duty
- “ERISA provides only for recovery from a fiduciary of ‘contractual’ damages, i.e., damages for failure to pay to a participant or a beneficiary funds or other benefits to which the participant is entitled under the terms of the plans.”
- 2-1 decision holding that extracon-tractual damages are available
- rejecting the strong inducement requirement
Citator
UpLaw has not yet analyzed Green v. Snow. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.
- Cited by
- 41 opinions
Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Denied.