U.S. Airways, Inc. v. McCutchen
Supreme Court of the United States
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kagan
*91 Respondent James McCutchen participated in a health benefits plan that his employer, petitioner U.S. Airways, established under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. That plan obliged U.S. Airways to pay any medical expenses McCutchen incurred as a result of a third party's actions-for example, another person's negligent driving. The plan in turn entitled U.S. Airways to reimbursement if McCutchen later recovered money from the third party.
This Court has held that a health-plan administrator like U.S. Airways may enforce such a reimbursement…
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