Legal Opinion
Cagle v. Bruner
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 22, 1997No. 95-3659PublishedCited by 159 opinions
1Per curiam
In this appeal, we decide three issues relating to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461 (“ERISA”). First, we consider whether a plan beneficiary’s assignment of the right to payment of ERISA benefits to a health care provider gives the health care provider standing to sue the plan. We hold that it does, at least where the plan does not forbid such an assignment.
Second, we consider whether an ERISA plan may require a plan participant to sign a subrogation agreement before paying claims submitted by that participant on behalf of a plan beneficiary. We hold that…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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