Legal Opinion
Primax Recoveries, Inc. v. Joan Gunter and William Gunter
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 12, 2006No. 04-6357PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MERRITT, Circuit Judge.
The District Court rejected an application for ERISA attorney’s fees and costs under 29 U.S.C. § 1132(g) on the grounds that it lacked subject-matter jurisdiction over the case. The question presented in this appeal is whether an ERISA action ostensibly brought under 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(3) apparently for solely “legal,” as distinguished from “equitable,” relief — a form of relief clearly barred by Supreme Court precedent in Great-West Life & Annuity Ins. Co. v. Knudson, 534 U.S. 204, 221, 122 S.Ct. 708, 151 L.Ed.2d 635 (2002) — falls outside the District Court’s…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better EnvironmentSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- Kontrick v. RyanSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance v. KnudsonSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Oneida Indian Nation v. County of OneidaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Eberhart v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
16 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by62 opinions
- Richard L. Moore v. Lafayette Life Insurance Co., an Indiana Corporation Michigan Tooling Association, a Michigan Corporation Michigan Tooling Association Long Term Disability Plan Michigan Tooling Association Short Term Disability Plan, Jointly and Severally, Richard L. Moore, Plaintiff-Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Lafayette Life Insurance Co., an Indiana Corporation, Defendant-Appellee/cross-Appellant, Michigan Tooling Association, a Michigan Corporation Michigan Tooling Association Long Term Disability Plan Michigan Tooling Association Short Term Disability Plan, Jointly and SeverallyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
- Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless v. HustedCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2016
- United States v. Ricky A. CaruthersCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
- Ronald Cobb v. Contract Transport, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. PriceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2007
57 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.