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61 Fla. L. Rev. 55 (2009)
Applying the Common Fund Doctrine to an ERISA-Governed Employee Benefit Plan's Claim for Subrogation or Reimbursement

handle is hein.journals/uflr61 and id is 57 raw text is: APPLYING THE COMMON FUND DOCTRINE TO AN ERISA- GOVERNED EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN'S CLAIM FOR SUBROGATION OR REIMBURSEMENT E. Farish Percy' 1. INTRODUCTION ..................................... 56 II. SUBROGATION AND REIMBURSEMENT .................... 61 A. Equitable Subrogation ............................. 61 B. Contractual Subrogation and Reimbursement .......... 62 I1. THE COMMON FUND DOCTRINE ........................ 63 A. Historical Origins of the Common Fund Doctrine ....... 63 B. Modern Application of the Common Fund Doctrine ...... 65 IV. ERISA PREEMPTION OF STATE-LAW CLAIMS FOR SUBROGATION OR REIMBURSEMENT ..................... 66 A . ERISA .......................................... 66 1. Purpose and Statutory Standards .................. 66 2. Civil Enforcement Scheme ....................... 67 3. Preemption Provisions .......................... 68 B. Preemption of State-Law Claims for Reimbursement or Subrogation ..................................... 68 1. Express Preemption ............................ 69 2. Implied Preemption ............................ 72 3. Complete Preemption ........................... 74 V. APPLICATION OF STATE COMMON FUND DOCTRINES OR STATUTES TO § 502(A)(3) CLAIMS FOR APPROPRIATE EQUITABLE RELIEF . .................... 77 A. State Common-Law Common Fund Doctrines Are Not Preempted ...................................... 77 1. Express Preemption ............................ 78 2. Implied Preemption ............................ 82 B. Many State Statutes Codifying the Common Fund Doctrine Are Saved From Preemption ................ 82 1. The Savings Clause ............................ 82 2. The Implied Preemption Override ................. 87 * Jessie D. Puckett, Jr., Lecturer and Associate Professor of Law. University of Mississippi School of Law.

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