Judge Compels Arbitration Of Tractor Dealer’s ERISA Case Against Administrator

Mealey's (March 15, 2018, 12:39 PM EDT) -- JACKSON, Tenn. — Pursuant to the terms of a self-funded health plan governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, a Tennessee federal judge on March 12 found that a tractor dealer is required to arbitrate its claims against a marketing company hired to administer the plan but found that an employee’s class action claims were not arbitrable (Tennessee Tractor LLC, et al. v. WH Administrators Inc., No. 1:17-cv-02829, W.D. Tenn., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 39617)....