7th Circuit Panel Finds Suit Against Insurers Not Allowed By Section 502(a)(3)

Mealey's (October 26, 2016, 1:11 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — Joining its sister circuits, a Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Oct. 24 held that a health plan trustee’s suit against insurers to recoup amounts it paid for the beneficiaries’ medical care seeks legal relief, not equitable relief, and as such is not authorized by Employee Retirement Income Security Act Section 502(a)(3) (Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Health and Welfare Fund, et al. v. American International Group Inc., et al., No. 15-2237, 7th Cir.; 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 19165)....

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