MANUEL v. TURNER INDUSTRIES GROUP, L.L.C.

No. 17-30835.

905 F.3d 859 (2018)

Michael N. MANUEL, Plaintiff-Appellant v. TURNER INDUSTRIES GROUP, L.L.C.; The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Defendants-Appellees

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED October 1, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Perry R. Staub, Jr. , Taggart Morton, L.L.C., New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant Michael N. Manuel.

Christopher G. Morris , Phyllis Guin Cancienne , Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, P.C., Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant-Appellee Turner Industries Group, L.L.C.

Amanda A. Sonneborn, Esq. , James Charles Goodfellow, Jr. , Ian Hugh Morrison, I, Esq. , Seyfarth Shaw, L.L.P., Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee Prudential Insurance Company of America.

Before SMITH, CLEMENT, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.


Today we must delve into "the labyrinthine complexities of ERISA law and practice." Foltz v. U.S. News & World Report, 760 F.2d 1300, 1308 (D.C. Cir. 1985). The district court struggled with several important provisions. For the following reasons we REVERSE and REMAND...

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