Pichoff Ex Rel. Estate of Pichoff v. QHG of Springdale, Inc.

DOTY, District Judge.

Appellant Teresa Piehoff, special administrator of the estate of Dr. Bruce Piehoff, sued Dr. Pichoffs former employer, QHG of Springdale, Inc. d/b/a Northwest Health System a/k/a Northwest Medical Center of Washington County (Northwest), and Northwest’s parent company, Triad Hospitals, Inc. (Triad), for breach of fiduciary duty under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. The district court 2 dismissed the action, and we affirm.

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Northwest hired Dr. Piehoff on October 30, 1998, as medical director for neonatolo-gy services.…