Legal Opinion
Chapman v. Klemick
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 12, 1993No. Nos. 91-5854, 92-4355PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARNES, Circuit Judge:
This case arises under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461. The issue presented is whether an attorney who represents a beneficiary of a trust fund in the beneficiary’s separate personal injury action becomes a fiduciary under ERISA when, in settlement of his client’s personal injury claim, the attorney receives funds to which the trust fund asserts subrogation rights. The district court held that the attorney became an ERISA fiduciary when he received such funds, and that he breached his fiduciary duty to the trust fund…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Al Nieto, Clarence Valdez, Adrian Munenmann, Lester Olivera and Joana L. Gonzales v. Louis Ecker, and Roger FrommerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- William E. Brock, Secretary of the United States Department of Labor v. Kenneth Hendershott and Edgar PlatelCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
- Raymond J. Donovan, Secretary of the United States Department of Labor v. Tommy Mercer and Wanda Jo MercerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Useden v. AckerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
- Chapman v. KlemickDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1990
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3Cited by38 opinions
- Peter L. Knight, Dennis L. Wall, Michael D. Mulkey v. Columbus, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
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- Navarre v. Luna (In Re Luna)Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2005
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