Legal Opinion
United McGill Corporation v. Sharon Stinnett
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 27, 1998No. 97-1046PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Senior Judge PHILLIPS wrote the opinion, in which Judge MURNAGHAN and Judge ERVIN joined.
OPINION
PHILLIPS, Senior Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal by United McGill Corporation from a district court judgment holding that an ERISA plan participant who recovers from a third party is entitled to a pro rata reduction for attorney’s fees when reimbursing the plan for benefits paid. Although granting summary judgment for McGill on its claim for reimbursement, the district court held that McGill, the employer and administrator of the welfare benefit plan, must…
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