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U.S. Supreme Court

Jan. 23, 2016

Justices say ERISA claim is equitable, but not the remedy

The best things in life are worth waiting for, unless you are a plan fiduciary seeking reimbursement from a plan participant under ERISA.

Michelle L. Roberts

Partner
Kantor & Kantor, LLP

Labor & Employment

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Email: mroberts@kantorlaw.net

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Kantor & Kantor is a California-based law firm that represents insureds in ERISA-governed disability, life, health, and pension claims.

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The best things in life are worth waiting for, unless you are a plan fiduciary seeking reimbursement from a plan participant under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Montanile v. Board of Trustees of the National Elevator Industry Health Benefit Plan, 14-723, a matter involving an ERISA health benefit plan's attempt to enforce an equitable lien against a participant's third-party settlement. In a coup fo...

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