CHAPPEL v. LABORATORY CORP. OF AMERICA

No. 98-17361.

232 F.3d 719 (2000)

James CHAPPEL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA, aka National Health Lab, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed November 14, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Rosati, Fresno, California, for the appellant.

Marvin I. Bartel and Douglas J. Woods, Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP, Sacramento, California, for the appellee.

Before: ALEX KOZINSKI, FERDINAND F. FERNANDEZ, and WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.


Argued and Submitted February 15, 2000 — San Francisco, California.

W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

We hold that an arbitration clause in appellee Laboratory Corporation of America's ERISA-governed health benefits plan is enforceable. We also hold that appellant James Chappel should have received leave to amend his complaint to state a claim against the administrator of the plan for breach of fiduciary duty in failing adequately to notify Chappel of the...

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