Legal Opinion
David Knieriem, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Troy Siade, Deceased v. Group Health Plan, Inc. Bernard Mansheim
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 19, 2006No. 05-1139PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RILEY, Circuit Judge.
David Knieriem (Knieriem), as personal representative of the estate of Troy Siade (Siade), appeals the order of the district court 1 dismissing his claim, because the relief sought against Siade’s employer-sponsored health care plan was not available under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), § 502(a)(3)(B), 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(3)(B). We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Siade had an employer-sponsored health care plan provided by Group Health Plan, Inc. (GHP). The plan was governed by ERISA. GHP issued the health insurance policy for the plan. In 2001, Siade…
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