United States Third Circuit

In an interpleader action brought against competing claimants for a decedent's life-insurance benefits under an ERISA-governed employee benefit plan, dismissal of the action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction is vacated and remanded as the district court had federal question jurisdiction.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/04/2007
• Published 09/04/2007

Judges

• Before: SCIRICA, Chief Judge, FUENTES and CHAGARES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Randi F. Knepper, Esq., McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP, Morristown, NJ, Counsel for Appellant.