Legal Opinion
Bauhaus USA, Inc. v. Copeland
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 21, 2002No. 01-60343PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Bauhaus USA, Inc. (“Bauhaus”), appeals from the district court’s dismissal of its declaratory judgment action to enforce the terms of an employee benefit plan against defendants Lillie Regina Holmes Copeland and her daughter Reshan Holmes. Bauhaus sought a declaratory judgment in the district court that it was entitled, under the terms of the plan, to funds resulting from a settlement between defendants and third-party tort-feasors. The defendants moved to dismiss the case, arguing that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”)1…
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