Sereboff v. Mid Atlantic Medical Services, Inc.
| Sereboff v. Mid Atlantic Medical Services, Inc. | |
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| Argued March 28, 2006 Decided May 15, 2006 | |
| Full case name | Joel Sereboff and Marlene Sereboff, Petitioners v. Mid Atlantic Medical Services, Incorporated |
| Citations | 547 U.S. 356 (more) 126 S. Ct. 1869; 164 L. Ed. 2d 612; 2006 U.S. LEXIS 3954; 74 U.S.L.W. 4240; 37 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 1929 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Motion to dismiss denied, summary judgment granted in part to plaintiff, 303 F. Supp. 2d 691 (D. Md. 2004); judgment for plaintiff, 316 F. Supp. 2d 265 (D. Md. 2004); affirmed in part, vacated, 407 F.3d 212 (4th Cir. 2005); cert. granted, 546 U.S. 1030 (2005). |
| Holding | |
| An ERISA plan fiduciary may seek reimbursement for medical costs from the proceeds of the beneficiary's personal injury settlement. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed in relevant part. | |
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| Case opinion | |
| Majority | Roberts, joined by unanimous |
| Laws applied | |
| (ERISA § 502(a)(3)) | |
Sereboff v. Mid Atlantic Medical Services, Inc., 547 U.S. 356 (2006), was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States involving the ability of an Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) plan fiduciary to recover medical costs from a beneficiary who has been reimbursed for injuries by a third party. The Court ruled unanimously that ERISA permitted the fiduciary to recover costs from the settlement proceeds a beneficiary received in a personal injury lawsuit.