Legal Opinion
Reynolds Metals Co. v. Robert Ellis, Opinion
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 10, 2000No. 98-55096PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
Reynolds Metals Company seeks reimbursement for payments it made to Robert Ellis because Ellis received a third party settlement from an accident in which he was injured. We have previously held, in FMC Medical Plan v. Owens, 122 F.3d 1258, 1262 (9th Cir.1997), that actions brought by fiduciaries under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) against beneficiaries to enforce reimbursement clauses (also known as “subrogation” clauses) contained in ERISA plans should be dismissed. This case is controlled by Oivens. Therefore, we affirm the district…
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