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PATELCO CREDIT UNION v. SAHNI

Civil Procedure, ERISA
Where there are no material facts in dispute, a trial court judge may make findings based on testimony heard by a different, now unavailable judge...

SANFORD v. HARVARD INDUS., INC.

ERISA
A federal court reviews de novo a decision to revoke ERISA benefits when an unauthorized body makes that decision.

CLAPP v. CITIBANK

ERISA
Administrator's consultation with beneficiary's primary physician and specialist's physician, who both refused to certify her as "disabled", supported...

EXPRESS SCRIPTS, INC. v. WENZEL

ERISA
Mo.Rev.Stat. 354.535.3 and 354.535.4, which prevent HMO's from limiting enrollees drug purchases, are not preempted by ERISA.

WARD v. ALTERNATIVE HEALTH DELIVERY SYS., INC.

Civil Procedure, ERISA
ERISA does not preempt a chiropractor's state law claim against a health insurer alleging discriminatory reimbursement because chiropractors lack...

LECKEY v. STEFANO

ERISA
29 CFR 2510.3-3(c)(1) does not exclude owners who were immediate family members from being counted as employees, but only prevents spouses who wholly...

WAKS v. EMPIRE BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD

ERISA
ERISA does not preempt a state law claim where the insured converted a group coverage plan into an individual policy.

MCDANNOLD v. STAR BANK, N.A.

Commercial Law, ERISA, Injury & Tort Law
A secured creditor is not entitled to the settlement of a malpractice damages claim as "proceeds" of a stock pledge where the funds pledged do not...

HENGLEIN v. COLT INDUSTRIES OPERATING CORP.

ERISA
A ruling on an ERISA statute of limitations issue in a declaratory judgment action can have a preclusive effect, despite the fact that other requests...

HOLLIS v. PROVIDENT LIFE & ACCIDENT INS. CO.

ERISA
An independent contractor may be a beneficiary under ERISA, 29 USC 1002(8).