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US Airways, Inc. v. McCutchen

569 U.S. 88 (2013)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtSupreme Court of the United States
Year2013
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

In an ERISA s.502(a)(3) action enforcing an equitable lien by agreement, the plan's written terms govern and cannot be overridden by equitable doctrines such as the double-recovery or common-fund rules; but those equitable doctrines may fill gaps where the plan is silent.

Area of Law

Equity, Trusts & Restitution

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