Administrative Committee of the Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Varco

MANION, Circuit Judge.

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Clara Vareo, a Wal-Mart employee, incurred medical expenses due to a car accident, which were paid by Wal-Mart’s health and welfare benefit plan. After Vareo recovered damages for her injuries in a state court action, the Wal-Mart Plan Committee sought restitution for the medical expenses it had paid from Vareo and her attorney, Laurence Dunford. The district court granted a preliminary injunction in favor of the Committee, preventing Vareo and her attorney from disbursing those funds or further adjudicating the matter in state court. Vareo and Dunford appealed the…