Legal Opinion
Tango Transport v. Healthcare Financial Services LLC
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 12, 2003No. 02-60284PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:
The disputed issues on appeal turn on whether our holding in Hermann Hosp. v. MEBA Medical & Benefits Plan, 845 F.2d 1286, 1289 (5th Cir.1988) (“Hermann I”) limits derivative standing to sue for ERISA benefits only to health care providers who have a valid assignment from a plan participant or beneficiary. The district court construed our decision in Her-mann I to limit the assignment of ERISA benefits to healthcare providers. For the reasons that follow, we decline, once again, to read into ERISA an anti-alienation provision that prevents assignments of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- MacKey v. Lanier Collection Agency & Service, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Robert Cromwell v. Equicor-Equitable Hca Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
- Hermann Hospital v. Meba Medical & Benefits PlanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Petar Misic v. The Building Service Employees Health and Welfare TrustCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Cagle v. BrunerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
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3Cited by84 opinions
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- Innova Hospital San Antonio, L.P. v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Georgia, Inc.District Court, N.D. Texas · 2014
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