Letourneau Lifelike Orthotics & Prosthetics, Inc. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

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• “Standing is jurisdictional. [A]bsent a valid assignment of benefits . . . , [Plaintiff] would have no derivative standing to sue . . . under ERISA Section 502.”
• “Standing is jurisdictional. Le-Tourneau has no direct claim against the Plan; and, absent a valid assignment of benefits from Nichols, Le-Tourneau would have no derivative standing to sue the Plan under ERISA Section 502.” (footnotes omitted)
• “Except as permitted by the Plan or as required by state Medicaid law, no attempted assignments of benefits will be recognized by the Plan.”

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