18 Employee Benefits Cas. 2851, Pens. Plan Guide P 23905f Pamela J. McLeod v. Oregon Lithoprint Inc., an Oregon Corporation, Dba News-Register Publishing Co. And News-Register Employees' Insurance Plan

46 F.3d 956 18 Employee Benefits Cas. 2851 , Pens. Plan Guide P 23905F Pamela J. McLEOD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. OREGON LITHOPRINT INC., an Oregon corporation, dba News-Register Publishing Co.; and News-Register Employees' Insurance Plan, Defendants-Appellees. No. 92-36928. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 3, 1994. Decided Feb. 1, 1995. Leslie L. Wellman, Wellman & Murray, Portland, OR, for plaintiff-appellant. Wade R. Keenon and William H. Mitchell, Mitchell, Lang & Smith, Portland, OR, for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. Before: ALARCON, NORRIS, and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. OPINION LEAVY, Circuit Judge: 1 The appellant, Pamela J. McLeod ("McLeod"), appeals from summary judgment on her claims pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act ("ERISA"), 29 U.S.C. Secs. 1001-1371 (West Supp.1994). McLeod argued before the district court that the ERISA plan administrator breached a fiduciary duty under 29 U.S.C. Sec. 1104 (a) 1 by failing to notify her that effective May 1, 1990, she had become eligible to apply for cancer insurance coverage from American Family Life…