Circuit split · erisa / employee benefits law
Whether a claim for reimbursement of benefits paid by an ERISA plan qualifies as 'appropriate equitable relief' under ERISA § 502(a)(3)
1 federal appellate case on this question, each acknowledging the disagreement in its own words.
- Popowski v. Parrott461 F3D 1367
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals · August 24, 2006
“Faced with a split among the circuits regarding the scope of equitable relief under ERISA, the district court, following the lead of the Sixth and Ninth Circuits in interpreting Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Co.” — Acknowledges a circuit split
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What the split turns on
- Anchor precedents:
- Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Co. v. Knudson534 U.S. 204
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