The following excerpt is from Davenport v. Harry N. Abrams Inc., 249 F.3d 130 (2nd Cir. 2000):
Id. By its terms, ERISA allows for civil penalties only if an administrator has refused to comply with "a request for information." Id.; see also Matassarin v. Lynch, 174 F.3d 549, 570 (5th Cir. 1999).
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