Legal Opinion
Melissa Hurt Lafoy v. Hmo Colorado, a Colorado Corporation Premier Care, Inc., a Colorado Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 9, 1993No. 92-1234PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOGAN, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Melissa Hurt Lafoy appeals from the district court’s dismissal of her complaint pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) for failing to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. The issue presented is whether compensatory damages may be recovered by a beneficiary in an action for breach of fiduciary duty under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461 (ERISA). 1
The sufficiency of a complaint is a question of law that we review de novo, and we apply the same scrutiny to the complaint as the district court did. Ayala v. Joy Mfg. Co., 877…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Williams v. MeeseCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
- The Sommers Drug Stores Co. Employee Profit Sharing Trust, Cross-Appellant v. Corrigan Enterprises, Inc. And Walter N. Corrigan, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Jacobs, Visconsi & Jacobs, Co. v. City of LawrenceCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
- Eaves v. PennCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by72 opinions
- Anne P. Henry v. Office of Thrift SupervisionCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994
- Burton v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.District Court, D. Kansas · 1995
- Lind v. Aetna Health, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2006
- Cheryl R. Zimmerman v. Sloss Equipment, Inc., S & N Enterprises, Inc., Richard SlossCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995
- Lillard v. StocktonDistrict Court, N.D. Oklahoma · 2003
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