Legal Opinion
Pegram v. Herdrich
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 12, 2000No. 98-1949PublishedCited by 1,024 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Souter
The question in this ease is whether treatment decisions made by a health maintenance organization, acting through its physician employees, are fiduciary acts within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 88 Stat. 832, as amended, 29 U. S. C. § 1001 et seq. (1994 ed. and Supp. III). We hold that they are not.
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Petitioners, Carle Clinic Association, P. C., Health Alliance Medical Plans, Inc., and Carle Health Insurance Management Co., Inc. (collectively Carle), function as a health maintenance organization (HMO) organized for profit. Its owners are…
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