Ward v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Associates Health & Welfare Plan
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Robert Holmes Bell
- Nature of Suit
- 791 Employee Retirement Income Security Act
- Status
- Published
- Procedural Posture
- remanded
- State
- Michigan
- Circuit
- 6th Circuit
Related Laws
No specific laws identified for this ruling.
Claim Types
Outcome
The court ruled that while the Plan had a right to reimbursement for medical benefits paid, it was not entitled to full recovery without accounting for attorney fees and costs. The Plan was limited to recovering $64,233.28 instead of the claimed $101,526.56 due to the ambiguity in the reimbursement provision and application of unjust enrichment principles.
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