Sereboff v. Mid Atlantic Medical Services, Inc.

Sereboff v. Mid Atlantic Medical Services, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued March 28, 2006
Decided May 15, 2006
Full case nameJoel Sereboff and Marlene Sereboff, Petitioners v. Mid Atlantic Medical Services, Incorporated
Citations547 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
PriorMotion 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.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
John P. Stevens · Antonin Scalia
Anthony Kennedy · David Souter
Clarence Thomas · Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Stephen Breyer · Samuel Alito
Case opinion
MajorityRoberts, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(3) (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.[1]

  1. ^ Sereboff v. Mid Atlantic Medical Services, Inc., 547 U.S. 356 (2006).