Legal Opinion
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama v. Sanders
District Court, N.D. Alabama
Decided January 28, 1997No. CV 96-L-0925-NEPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
LYNNE, Senior District Judge.
This cause comes before the court on the cross-motions for summary judgment that both parties have filed. It is clear to this court that Alabama’s law of subrogation is preempted by the Employee Retirement Income and Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). Thus this court today orders that the motion of plaintiff for summary judgment will be granted, and defendants’ motion for summary judgment will be overruled.
J. FACTS
Defendant Doyle G. Sanders was a participant in a health benefits plan through his employer Nichols Research Corporation (“NRC”). The NRC…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Pilot Life Insurance v. DedeauxSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- FMC Corp. v. HollidaySupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- United States v. Four Parcels of Real Property in Greene and Tuscaloosa Counties in the State of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
- Powell v. Blue Cross and Blue ShieldSupreme Court of Alabama · 1990
- Crawford B. Smith, Jr., and Jeannie Smith v. Jefferson Pilot Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Blue Cross & Blue Shield v. SandersCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
- O'BRIEN v. Two West Hanover Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2002
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama v. FondrenDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1997
- Blue Cross v. SandersCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998