Heller v. Fortis Benefits Insurance
Heller v. Fortis Benefits Insurance Co.
Heller v. Fortis Benefits Ins., 525 U.S. 930 (1998)
Opinion of the Court
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C. A. D. C. Cir. Certiorari denied.
How later courts describe this case
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(holding that unjust enrichment claim was available under ERISA to recover disability benefits wrongfully paid to beneficiary)
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(affirming summary judgment for administrator when attending physician advised that claimant was “OK for sedentary work”)
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(“[M]ere allegations of joint action or a conspiracy do not demonstrate that the defendants acted under color of state law and are not sufficient to survive a motion to dismiss.”)
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