Legal Opinion
Guyan International, Inc. v. Professional Benefits Administrators, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 20, 2012No. 11-3126, 11-3640PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JANE B. STRANCH, Circuit Judge.
This appeal turns on whether Professional Benefits Administrator (PBA) is a fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) with respect to Plaintiffs’ employee benefit plans. Plaintiffs each established and administered an employee benefit plan (Plan; collectively, Plans) that provided health benefits for their employees under ERISA. Plaintiffs hired PBA as a claims administrator to pay medical providers for claims incurred under the Plans.
Although PBA was contractually obligated to use the funds it received from Plaintiffs…
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