No. 20-1150

Shelby L. Haynes, et al. v. Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Health and Welfare Fund, et al.

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2021-02-22
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: agreement common-fund common-fund-rule equitable-lien erisa erisa-fiduciary fiduciary non-contractual-claims plan-administrator retroactive-application retroactivity
Key Terms:
Arbitration ERISA Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2021-04-23
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Can an ERISA plan fiduciary assert equitable
lien by agreement claims against persons with
which it has no agreement?

2. Can the undisclosed conditions subsequent of
an ERISA plan be applied retroactively against
individuals with whom the ERISA plan
administrator has no agreement?

3. Where a summary plan description omits an
ERISA plan's common fund-negating language,
under what circumstances does the common
fund rule operate?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Can an ERISA plan fiduciary assert equitable lien by agreement claims against persons with which it has no agreement?

Docket Entries

2021-04-26
Petition DENIED.
2021-04-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/23/2021.
2020-12-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 24, 2021)

Attorneys

Shelby Haynes, et al.
John Alan YaklevichMoore & Yaklevich, Petitioner