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OUWINGA v. BENISTAR 419 PLAN SERVICES, INC.

No. 10-2531.

694 F.3d 783 (2012)

Stephen OUWINGA; Leann Ouwinga; David Ouwinga; Christine Ouwinga; Stoney Creek Fisheries and Equipment Inc., on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BENISTAR 419 PLAN SERVICES, INC.; Benistar Ltd., Defendants, John Hancock Variable Life Insurance Company; John Hancock Life Insurance Company; Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge, LLP; John H. Reid, III; Kris Lesley; Robert Fogg; Pasciak John Hancock Agency LLC, fka West Michigan Pasciak General Agency, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: September 19, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: W. Ralph Canada, Jr. , Canada Ridley, LLP, Grapevine, Texas, for Appellants. Eric S. Mattson , Sidley Austin LLP, Chicago, Illinois, John R. Oostema , Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge, Grand Rapids, Michigan, David M. Saperstein , Maddin, Hauser, Wartell, Roth & Heller, P.C., Southfield, Michigan, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: W. Ralph Canada, Jr. , K. Adam Rothey , Canada Ridley, LLP, Grapevine, Texas, Frederick D. Dilley , Rhoades McKee, PC, Grand Rapids, Michigan, David R. Deary , Jeven R. Sloan , Loewinsohn Flegle Deary, LLP, Dallas, Texas, Joe R. Whatley, Jr. , Whatley Drake & Kallas, LLC, New York, New York, for Appellants. Eric S. Mattson , Joel S. Feldman , Jason M. Adler , Sidley Austin LLP, Chicago, Illinois, Melissa C. Brown , Dykema Gossett PLLC, Grand Rapids, Michigan, John R. Oostema , Calvin J. Sterk , Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Kathleen H. Klaus , Maddin, Hauser, Wartell, Roth & Heller, P.C., Southfield, Michigan, for Appellees.

Before: SUHRHEINRICH, STRANCH, and DONALD, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

JANE B. STRANCH, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-Appellants Stephen, Leann, David, and Christine Ouwinga and their company, Stoney Creek Fisheries and Equipment, Inc., (the "Ouwingas") appeal the dismissal of their Complaint against various Defendant-Appellees related to a purported tax-deductible welfare benefit plan — the Benistar 419 Plan ("Benistar Plan" or "Plan") — marketed and sold by the Appellees to the Ouwingas. The Internal Revenue...

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