CENT. VALLEY AG COOPERATIVE v. LEONARD

No. 19-3044, No. 20-1378.

986 F.3d 1082 (2021)

CENTRAL VALLEY AG COOPERATIVE, for itself and as Fiduciary of the Central Valley Ag Cooperative Health Care Plan, Plaintiff-Appellant Central Valley Ag Cooperative Health Care Plan, Plaintiff v. Daniel K. LEONARD; Susan Leonard; The Benefit Group, Inc.; Anasazi Medical Payment Solutions, Inc., Advanced Medical Pricing Solutions, Inc.; Claims Delegate Services, L.L.C., Defendants-Appellees Linus G. Humpal, Defendant GMS Benefits, Inc., Defendant-Appellee Central Valley Ag Cooperative, for itself and as Fiduciary of the Central Valley Ag Cooperative Health Care Plan, Plaintiff-Appellant Central Valley Ag Cooperative Health Care Plan, Plaintiff v. Daniel K. Leonard; Susan Leonard; The Benefit Group, Inc.; Anasazi Medical Payment Solutions, Inc., Advanced Medical Pricing Solutions, Inc.; Claims Delegate Services, L.L.C., Defendants-Appellees Linus G. Humpal, Defendant GMS Benefits, Inc. Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: February 1, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michaelle L. Baumert , Brock J. Pohlmeier , Kenneth Michael Wentz, III , JACKSON & LEWIS, Omaha, NE, Robert W. Rachal , Rene E. Thorne , JACKSON & LEWIS, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

James L. Schneider , Robert S. Sherrets , Diana J. Vogt , SHERRETS & BRUNO, Omaha, NE, for Defendants-Appellees Daniel K. Leonard, Susan Leonard and GMS Benefits, Inc.

Brandon J. Crainer , Elizabeth A. Culhane , Joseph Edward Jones , Emily R. Langdon , Timothy J. Thalken , FRASER & STRYKER, Omaha, NE, for Defendant-Appellee The Benefit Group, Inc.

Richard Patrick Jeffries , Tara A. Stingley , CLINE & WILLIAMS, Omaha, NE, Megan P. Mitchell , Henry M. Perlowski , ARNALL & GOLDEN, Atlanta, GA, for Defendants-Appellees Anasazi Medical Payment Solutions, Inc., Advanced Medical Pricing Solutions, Inc. and Claims Delegate Services, L.L.C.

Before BENTON, ERICKSON, and GRASZ, Circuit Judges.


Central Valley Ag Cooperative ("Central Valley") is a large Nebraska agricultural cooperative. In 2015 and 2016, Central Valley offered its employees the opportunity to participate in a self-funded health care plan. Central Valley sued various defendants who either marketed or...

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