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ERISA Plan Can Recover Benefits From Special Needs Trust

Adam V. Russo | April 22, 2008

Federal courts are permitting ERISA plans to recover the benefits they paid on account of injuries arising through the fault of some third party from tort settlement or judgment proceeds that are set up in special needs trusts. Those are usually designed to provide resources to pay for ongoing care when an individual’s injuries are [...]