United States Fifth Circuit

An employer's grocery voucher plan is governed by ERISA, and a self-insured retention in a policy covering an employer's liability for employee benefits incidents, applies to each class member's claim in a suit over the voucher plan. (Republished opinion)

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/13/2003
• Published 06/16/2003

Judges

• W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:, Before KING, Chief Judge, DAVIS, Circuit Judge, and LITTLE, District Judge.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Stephen W. Smith (argued), Holly Angela Royce, Fulbright & Jaworski, Houston, TX, Howard Bruce Kaplan, Bernard, Cassissa, Elliott & Davis, Metairie, LA, for U.S. Fid. & Guar. Co., Jon A. Gegenheimer (argued), Gretna, LA, for Schwegmann parties.


• For Appellees:
  
• Nancy Picard (argued), Edward K. Newman, Robein, Urann & Lurye, Metairie, LA, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.