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Sixth Circuit: Shareholder-Physician is Employee Under ERISA; State Claims Under Disability Plan Are Preempted
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit via FindLaw 
[Opinion] Dec. 31, 2001 "[W]e hold that a joint shareholder is not precluded from being a 'participant' of an 'employee welfare benefit plan' under ERISA. Because Santino has standing to sue under ERISA as a 'participant' in an 'employee benefit plan,' his state claims are preempted." [Santino v. Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company, No. 99-70301 (6th Cir. Dec. 20, 2001)] MORE >> |
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