United States Fourth Circuit

An employer's welfare benefit plan can condition the receipt of benefits on an attorney's signature, and this prerequisite does not violate ERISA.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/10/2004
• Published 12/10/2004

Judges

• Before WILKINSON and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Louis Fireison, Bethesda, Maryland, for Appellant. Terra Elswick Castaldi, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Darin L. Rumer, Louis Fireison & Associates, P.A., Bethesda, Maryland, for Appellant. Harry W. Burton, Donald L. Havermann, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, L.L.P., Washington, D.C. for Appellee.