When respondent Janette Knudson was injured in a car accident, the health plan (Plan) of petitioner Earth Systems, Inc., the employer of Janette’s then-husband, respondent Eric Knudson, covered $411,157.11 of her medical expenses, most of which was paid by petitioner Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Co. The Plan’s reimbursement provision gives it the right to recover from a benefici

Plaintiff-appellant George Gatewood appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of defendants American Airlines, Inc. and SABRE Group, Inc. on his civil rights claims brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e-1 through 2000e-17 (Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964) and 42 U.S.C. § 1981; his claims for violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 throu

This case, at bottom, is about whether the word "may" means "may" or whether it means "must." We are also called upon to determine the appropriate standard of review where a pension plan allows for discretion but discretion is not exercised. The District court granted the defendants' motion for summary judgment. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. S 1291 and will affirm.

I.

In spite

Plaintiff Dr. Carol Ward, a chiropractor practicing in Kentucky, brings this action against defendants Alternative Health Delivery Systems, an HMO operating in Kentucky, and Physicians Consultant & Management Corp., which manages specialty care for Alternative Health Delivery Systems and other health benefit plans. Plaintiff was a participant in a network of medical care providers managed by Physi

After a limited partnership sold its only asset, an apartment complex, it distributed the net proceeds to its general and limited partners and was deemed dissolved. A creditor later sued the limited partnership and its general partner for tort claims related to the apartment complex — claims that arose before the limited partnership dissolved and about which the limited partners had no

Plaintiff-appellant Gilles Filiatrault brought suit under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461 (1994 & Supp. V 1999), and specifically, 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B) (authorizing a private action by a participant in, or beneficiary of, an ERISA-regulated plan "to recover benefits due . . . under the terms of [the] plan"). The lower court found the plaintiff's cla

UnknownLyn Everhart appeals the district court's summary judgment in favor of Allmerica Financial Life Insurance Co. ("Allmerica"). She argues that the district court was incorrect in concluding that ERISA barred her suit against Allmerica, its employee benefit plan's insurer. Because Everhart may not bring suit to recover benefits against Allmerica in its capacity as a third-party insurer u

In September of 1998, Ronald Majewski was fired from his job as a computer operator. Majewski brought suit against his former employer, Automated Data Processing, Inc. (ADP), alleging that his discharge improperly interfered with his retirement benefits, constituted age discrimination, and amounted to unlawful retaliation. After ADP moved for summary judgment, Majewski requested an extension of th

Plaintiff Alphonse M. Santino appeals the district court's determination that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. (ERISA), preempts his state law claims and its dismissal of his lawsuit as untimely. For the following reasons, we AFFIRM.

I.

Santino is a physician specializing in urology. In 1984, Santino, then one of three shareholders in Wayne-Maycomb Urolog

Plaintiff Patelco Credit Union ("Patelco") and related par-ties brought this action under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act ("ERISA") for breach of fiduciary duties by Sudhir Sahni and his companies (collectively"Sahni") in administering Patelco's employee health benefit plan. The case was tried to the bench before District Judge Robert H. Schnacke; however, he died before making f

Plaintiff Patelco Credit Union ("Patelco") and related par-ties brought this action under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act ("ERISA") for breach of fiduciary duties by Sudhir Sahni and his companies (collectively"Sahni") in administering Patelco's employee health benefit plan. The case was tried to the bench before District Judge Robert H. Schnacke; however, he died before making f

Peggy Crews, an employee of General American Life Insurance Company, filed suit against the company in Missouri state court, on behalf of herself and other employees, alleging that General American did not provide them with promised benefits. After General American removed the lawsuit to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, the district court denied Ms. Crews's

Plaintiffs, a group of former mine workers, appeal the district court's dismissal of their claims for severance pay from defendant Cyprus Amax Minerals Company. We exercise jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm.

I.

In November 1986, Amax Potash Corporation (Amax Potash), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amax, Inc. (Amax), began operating a potash mine near the city of Carlsbad,

On July 14, 1995, Danny L. Sanford took early retirement from his employer, Harvard Industries, Inc., in order to secure certain health benefits under an expiring collective bargaining agreement (CBA). Harvard's Central Board of Administration (the Board) determined that Sanford qualified for early retirement and approved his benefits accordingly. Four months later, Harvard concluded that Sanford

On July 14, 1995, Danny L. Sanford took early retirement from his employer, Harvard Industries, Inc., in order to secure certain health benefits under an expiring collective bargaining agreement (CBA). Harvard's Central Board of Administration (the Board) determined that Sanford qualified for early retirement and approved his benefits accordingly. Four months later, Harvard concluded that Sanford

UnknownBarbara Wright brought an action in Wayne County Circuit Court in Michigan against the defendants, alleging race and sex discrimination under Michigan's Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, Mich. Comp. Laws §§ 37.2101-.2804 (2001). The defendants removed the action to the federal district court according to 28 U.S.C. § 1441 (2000) on the theory that the case involved issues of federal law, spec

Plaintiff Teresa Twohey appeals the summary judgment against her class action alleging that, under California Insurance Code Section 10369.6, insurer Lincoln National Life Insurance ("Lincoln") improperly reduced disability benefits paid to her late husband, a Lincoln group policyholder. We are asked to decide an issue of first impression in this circuit: whether California Insurance Code Sec

Melvin Jackson appeals the district court's orders granting sum- mary judgment in favor of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., and denying his motion to alter or amend judgment. Jackson sued Wal-Mart under the South Carolina Payment of Wages Act, S.C. Code Ann. SS 41-10-10 to 41-10-110 (Law. Co-Op. Supp. 2000), alleging that Wal-Mart made excessive deductions from his wages for insurance premiums.* Wal-M

Prior to a series of corporate sales and bankruptcies, Hunt Truck Lines participated in the Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund. In 1996, Central States determined that Hunt owed withdrawal payments to the fund. It accordingly sent a notice demanding that Hunt begin making interim payments while the parties arbitrated Hunt's ultimate liability. Hunt, however, refu

Patrick J. O'Reilly is a beneficiary of a Long-Term Disability Plan ("the Plan") administered by Hartford Life & Accident Company. After Hartford denied his claim for benefits, O'Reilly filed suit under ERISA, claiming that the denial violated the terms of the Plan. The district court granted summary judgment for Hartford. Mr. O'Reilly appeals. For the reasons set forth in this opinion,

This case presents claims for the wrongful denial of severance benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), the Americans With Disabilities Act (“ADA”), and Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151B (“Chapter 151B”). The plaintiff, Andrew Jorgensen (“Jorgensen”) was an employee of defendant Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (&#

Plaintiff was employed as a computer systems development specialist with Computer Data Systems, Inc. Plaintiff's job required him to sit at a desk and work at a computer. Through his employer, plaintiff was a beneficiary under a disability insurance policy issued by defendant, and defendant was the administrator of the disability benefits plan under ERISA. Plaintiff submitted a claim for long-term

Earle F. Moloney owes his fame and fortune to success in the limousine, armored car, and custom auto rebuilding business. In 1986 he sold his limousine assets, together with the name "Moloney Coach Builders", to Jacques Moore, who incorporated Moloney Coachbuilders, Inc., to carry on the business. Earle agreed not to compete for five years in the stretch limousine business but reserved

This action arises from the denial of disability income insurance benefits. Dana LaVenture ("LaVenture") appeals the district court's summary judgment order in favor of Appellee Prudential Life & Accident Insurance Company ("Prudential"). The district court determined that LaVenture's disability policy was part of an overall ERISA benefits plan. Therefore, the district court dismissed LaVent

This case requires us to decide whether the district court properly reviewed Paul Revere Life Insurance Company's decision to terminate Penny Grosz-Salomon's disability insurance benefits for an abuse of discretion, and if so, whether the court's determination that Paul Revere abused that discretion in denying benefits withstands scrutiny. For the reasons explained below, we hold that the di