Michigan Court of Appeals; Docket No. 110277; Unpublished
Judges McDonald, Cavanagh, and Reilly; Unanimous; Per Curiam
Official Michigan Reporter Citation: Not Applicable; Link to Opinion
STATUTORY INDEXING:
Coordination with Other Health and Accident Medical Insurance [§3109a]
Coordination with ERISA Plans [§3109a]
TOPICAL INDEXING:
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA – 29 USC Section 1001, et seq.)
CASE SUMMARY:
In this unanimous per curiam Opinion, the Court of Appeals held that pursuant to the decision by the United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Northern Group Services v Auto Owners, the federal ERISA statute did not preempt the coordination of benefits provisions of §3109a of the no-fault statute. Therefore, plaintiff no-fault insurance company was entitled to reimbursement from defendant employee benefit plan.