Legal Opinion
Dial v. NFL Player Supplemental Disability Plan
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 7, 1999No. 97-21045PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:
An ERISA-qualified employee benefits plan and a potential beneficiary challenge a district court’s determination on distribution of benefits. We vacate and remand to the district court to render judgment in favor of the defendani/counter-claim-anVthird-party plaintiffiappellant and to consider the third-party defendant/appellant’s request for attorneys’ fees.
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Gilbert “Buddy” Dial and Janice Marye married in 1959 and divorced in 1977. From 1959 until 1968, Dial played professional football in the National Football League. As an NFL player, Dial became eligible to…
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