Legal Opinion

Bunting Bearings Corp. v. Miller

District Court, N.D. Ohio

Decided April 5, 2001No. 3:01CV07033PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

CARR, District Judge.

This is a claim for subrogation to enforce the terms of an ERISA employee welfare plan. The defendant, who received benefits under the plan following an accident, also recovered by way of settlement against the tortfeasor. The plan now seeks to be reimbursed for the monies it paid to the defendant.

The defendant has filed a motion to dismiss, claiming that no cause of action arises in favor of the plan under 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(3). According to the defendant, because § 1132(a)(3)(A). limits suits by fiduciaries, such as the plaintiff here, to injunctive or “other…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Pearlman v. Reliance InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. Memphis & Little Rock Railroad v. DowSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
  3. Blue Cross & Blue Shield v. SandersCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
  4. Heller, Andrea v. Fortis Benefit InsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1998
  5. FMC Medical Plan v. OwensCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Wausau Benefits v. Progressive InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 2003

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