Legal Opinion
Waller v. Hormel Foods Corp.
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided March 26, 1996No. 3-95CV-116PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
DAVIS, District Judge.
INTRODUCTION
This matter came before the court on June 28, 1995, and is brought pursuant to the Declaratory Judgments Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2201, et seq. 1 Plaintiffs and Defendants bring cross-motions for summary judgment respecting a subrogation provision of an ERISA plan. For the reasons hereafter stated, Plaintiffs’ motion is Denied and the motion of Defendants is Granted.
FACTS
This ease presents the question of whether a subrogation clause of an ERISA plan will be given effect where plan beneficiaries allege that prospective settlement with the tortfeasor will not…
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