UMR Inc., a UnitedHealthcare subsidiary and third-party administrator of Holman’s plan, is among the health administration companies named in the lawsuit.
SCOTUS Won’t Hear ERISA Suit Over Heart Transplant : Legal Battles and Outcomes
A federal district court dismissed Rose’s case in September 2021, noting she sought compensation for her son’s death, an outcome the health plan wouldn’t have allowed. The Fourth Circuit reinstated Rose’s claim for breach of fiduciary duty citing unjust enrichment but stopped short of awarding an ERISA “surcharge,” prompting Rose’s appeal to the Supreme Court.
Representation and Legal Firms
Jody Rose’s legal team comprises Peter K. Stris, Radha A. Pathak, John Stokes, and Colleen R. Smith of Stris & Maher LLP, along with Norris A. Adams II and Caitlin Hale Walton of Essex Richards PA.
PSA Airlines is represented by Edward J. Meehan and Ross P. McSweeney of Groom Law Group and Anton Metlitsky and Ashley Robertson of O’Melveny & Myers LLP.
Health administration companies were represented at the Fourth Circuit by Brian D. Boone and Brandon C.E. Springer of Alston & Bird LLP, Rachel Ann Smoot of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, and Megan M. Stacy and Alfred Victor Rawl Jr. of Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP.
