Legal Opinion
Kress v. Food Employers Labor Relations Ass'n
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 10, 2004No. 03-2269PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Judge TRAXLER and Senior Judge HAMILTON joined.
OPINION
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge.
Paul Kress, a participant in his employer’s welfare benefit plan, was injured by a third party in an automobile accident away from work. Under such circumstances, the plan will advance participants accident-related expenses. The Summary Plan Description emphasizes that such payments are in the nature of a “service” to the plan’s members, because “[rjecovery from a third party can take a long time.”
In order to receive the advance,…
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- Curtiss-Wright Corp. v. SchoonejongenSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Ellen v. Ellis v. Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997
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