Legal Opinion
Hi-Lex Controls, Inc. v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Mich.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 14, 2014No. 13-1773, 13-1859PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SILER, Circuit Judge.
The Hi-Lex corporation, on behalf of itself and the Hi-Lex Health & Welfare Plan, filed suit in 2011 alleging that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) breached its fiduciary duty under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) by inflating hospital claims with hidden surcharges in order to retain additional administrative compensation. The district court granted summary judgment to Hi-Lex on the issue of whether BCBSM functioned as an ERISA fiduciary and whether BCBSM’s actions amounted to self-dealing. A bench trial followed in which the…
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