Legal Opinion
Scholtens v. Schneider
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided September 19, 1996No. 79686PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Bilandic
Electrical Insurance Trustees (Trustees) appeal from an appellate court judgment that affirmed a circuit court order holding the Trustees liable under the common fund doctrine for attorney fees and costs expended in recouping the Trustees’ subrogation lien. The Trustees claim that section 514 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) (29 U.S.C. § 1144 (1982)) preempts application of the common fund doctrine to self-funded employee welfare benefit plans. We hold that ERISA does not preempt application of the common fund doctrine.
The plaintiff, Randy Scholtens, an…
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