United States Seventh Circuit
HART v. WAL-MART STORES, INC. ASSOCS. HEALTH & WELFARE PLAN, 03-2832
A petition to apportion claims to a settlement fund between an ERISA plan subrogation claim and other lienholders is not preempted by ERISA's civil enforcement provision; allocation of the funds is a matter for determination in the state court.
Appellate Information
- Argued 01/20/2004
- Decided 03/01/2004
- Published 03/01/2004
Judges
- CUDAHY, Circuit Judge., Before CUDAHY, KANNE, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Seventh Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- Stacey E. Lynch (argued), Hilfman, Martin & Barr, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., John M. Russell (argued), Lawrence & Russell, Memphis, TN, for Defendant-Appellant.