Legal Opinion
Hermann Hospital v. Meba Medical & Benefits Plan
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 26, 1988No. 87-2672PublishedCited by 209 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:
This action was brought by Hermann Hospital of Houston, Texas against MEBA pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, § 401 et seq., 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., to recover benefits owed to Patricia Nicholas under the terms of an ERISA-governed welfare benefit plan. Hermann’s amended complaint also asserts state common law claims for breach of fiduciary duty, negligence, equitable estoppel, breach of contract and fraud. The district court dismissed the complaint pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.Proc. 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(3) for lack of subject matter…
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