Legal Opinion
James Chappel v. Laboratory Corporation of America, AKA National Health Lab
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 14, 2000No. 98-17361PublishedCited by 765 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
We hold that an arbitration clause in appellee Laboratory Corporation of America’s ERISA-governed health benefits plan is enforceable. We also hold that appellant James Chappel should have received leave to amend his complaint to state a claim against the administrator of the plan for breach of fiduciary duty in failing adequately to notify Chappel of the existence and terms of the arbitration clause.
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In September 1993, Trina Chappel became an employee of National Health Laboratories Incorporated, a company now known, and to which we will refer, as Laboratory…
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