Legal Opinion

Harris v. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Inc.

District Court, D. Massachusetts

Decided August 7, 1998No. Civil Action 97-10259-PBSPublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER

SARIS, District Judge.

Defendant Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Inc. (“HPHC”) seeks to enforce a hen against plaintiff Michael Harris for health care costs paid pursuant to the terms of HPHC’s Subscriber Agreement (“the Plan”), which is governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461. Harris received a lump-sum settlement from the party allegedly responsible for injuries he sustained in a motorcycle accident. HPHC alleges that it is entitled under both the Plan and Mass.G.L. c. Ill, §§ 70A-70D to recover out of the…

2Cases cited37 opinions

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Harris v. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2000
  2. Kay Construction Co. v. Control Point Associates, Inc.Massachusetts Superior Court · 2002
  3. Goodwin v. Youth Sports Ass'n Purchasing GroupMassachusetts Superior Court · 2001
  4. Griggs v. Hardwick Knitted Fabrics, Inc.Massachusetts Superior Court · 2000
  5. In Re ParisDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1999

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