United States Third Circuit

In a dispute concerning an insurer's claimed right of subrogation from an insured's third-party tort recovery, the district court should have dismissed plaintiff-insured's claims entirely where they depend on state law that is expressly preempted by ERISA.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/15/2004
• Decided 03/16/2005
• Published 03/16/2005

Judges

• Before NYGAARD and GARTH, Circuit Judges and POLLAK, District Judge.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• William F. Hanrahan, (Argued), Edward A. Scallet, Jason H. Ehrenberg, Groom Law Group Chartered, Washington, DC, for Appellants/Cross Appellees United Healthcare Corp., Edward S. Wardell, (Argued), Kelley Wardell & Craig, Haddonfield, NJ, for Appellants/Cross Appellees Horizon Blue Cross, etc., et. al., Donna S. Moffa, (Argued), Trujillo Rodriguez & Richards, Haddonfield, NJ, for Appellees/Cross Appellants Noreen Bogurski., Frank P. Solomon, (Argued), Weitz & Luxenberg, Cherry Hill, NJ, Natalie Bennett, Shepherd Finkelman Miller & Shah, Washington Professional Campus, Turnersville, NJ, for Appellees/Cross Appellants Jean Levine, etc.