BALDWIN v. UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER

No. 10-1673.

636 F.3d 69 (2011)

Deborah L. BALDWIN, as guardian of C.L.D., a minor, K.K.D., a minor, and C.M.D., a minor, Appellant v. UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER (UPMC); Life Insurance Company of North America.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Opinion Filed: March 29, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick W. Murray, Esq. , (Argued), Stewart, Murray & Associates, Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellant.

John G. Ferreira, Esq. , Stephanie R. Reiss, Esq. , (Argued), Morgan Lewis & Bockius, LLP, Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellee Life Insurance Company of North America.

John J. Myers, Esq. , Andrew T. Quesnelle, Esq. , (Argued), Eckert, Seamans, Cherin & Mellott LLC, Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellee University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC).

Before: JORDAN, GREENAWAY, JR., and GARTH, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

GARTH, Circuit Judge.

This appeal by the plaintiff-appellant Deborah L. Baldwin as the adoptive mother of three Trent children requires us to decide Baldwin's standing to claim the insurance proceeds of policies subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461, which were purchased by the children's biologic mother. The District Court denied relief...

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