KELLUM v. GILSTER-MARY LEE CORP. HEALTH BEN. PLAN

No. 23-2765.

115 F.4th 849 (2024)

Barbara KELLUM; Christopher Bradley; I.B., a minor, by and through legal guardian, Cynthia Simpson; S.B., a minor, by and through Mother and Next Friend, Brittney Britt, as Beneficiaries of Decedent, Mychal Byrd; Jada T. Byrd, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. GILSTER-MARY LEE CORPORATION GROUP HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 26, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Matthew R. Davis, of Saint Louis, MO. The following attorney also appeared on the appellant brief; Adam James Olszeski, of Saint Louis, MO.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Kirsten M. Cox, of Columbus, OH. The following attorney also appeared on the appellee brief; Kyle T. Anderson, of Columbus, OH.

Before COLLOTON, Chief Judge, MELLOY and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.


Mychal Byrd was a covered person under the Gilster-Mary Lee Corporation Group Health Benefit Plan, a self-funded benefit plan that is subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). In 2018, the Plan covered Byrd's medical expenses after he was injured in an automobile accident with an unknown motorist...

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