Legal Opinion

Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Health & Welfare Fund v. Student Assurance Services, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 10, 2015No. 14-2376PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.

This appeal arises out of an insurance coverage dispute between Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Health and Welfare Fund, an ERISA plan, and two insurance companies, Columbian Life Insurance Company and Security Life Insurance Company of America. In essence, both sides contend that the other bears primary responsibility to cover medical expenses incurred by their common insureds. Central States brought suit to enforce the terms of its plan under § 502(a)(3) of ERISA. The district court 1 dismissed the complaint because the relief sought by Central States…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance v. KnudsonSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  2. Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Health & Welfare Fund v. Gerber Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2014
  3. Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Health & Welfare Fund Ex Rel. Bunte v. Health Special Risk, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2014
  4. Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Health and Welfare Fund v. First Agency, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2014
  5. Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Health & Welfare Fund v. Bollinger, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2014

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Health & Welfare Fund Ex Rel. Bunte v. American International Group, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2016
  2. Dakotas & Western Minnesota Electrical Industry Health & Welfare Fund Ex Rel. Stainbrook v. First Agency, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2017
  3. Dakotas & Western Minnesota Electrical Industry Health & Welfare Fund Ex Rel. Stainbrook v. First Agency, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2017
  4. Dakotas and Western Minnesota v. First Agency, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2017
  5. Opheim v. Standard Ins. Co.District Court, N.D. Iowa · 2018

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