Case Name: Alex BERTRAND, Individually and as Administrator of the estate of his minor child on behalf of Aimee Bertrand; Jeannine Bertrand, Individually and as Administrator of the estate of her minor child on behalf of Aimee Bertrand estate of her minor child on behalf of Aimee Bertrand, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. A B I ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES CORP, doing business as Corporate Benefit Services of America, Inc.; Coastal Fabrication LLC; Coastal Fabrication LLC Employee Benefit Plan, Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2005-11-15
Citations: 155 F. App'x 120
Docket Number: No. 04-31229
Parties: Alex BERTRAND, Individually and as Administrator of the estate of his minor child on behalf of Aimee Bertrand; Jeannine Bertrand, Individually and as Administrator of the estate of her minor child on behalf of Aimee Bertrand estate of her minor child on behalf of Aimee Bertrand, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. A B I ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES CORP, doing business as Corporate Benefit Services of America, Inc.; Coastal Fabrication LLC; Coastal Fabrication LLC Employee Benefit Plan, Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before DAVIS, SMITH, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 155
Pages: 120–121

Head Matter:
Alex BERTRAND, Individually and as Administrator of the estate of his minor child on behalf of Aimee Bertrand; Jeannine Bertrand, Individually and as Administrator of the estate of her minor child on behalf of Aimee Bertrand estate of her minor child on behalf of Aimee Bertrand, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. A B I ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES CORP, doing business as Corporate Benefit Services of America, Inc.; Coastal Fabrication LLC; Coastal Fabrication LLC Employee Benefit Plan, Defendants-Appellees.
No. 04-31229.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Decided Nov. 15, 2005.
Christopher Leonard Zaunbrecher, Briney & Foret, Lafayette, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
Christopher S. Williams, Colleen M. O’Neil, Calfee, Halter & Girswold, Cleveland, OH, Julie Difulco Robles, Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith, Mandeville, LA, for Defendant-Appellee.
Before DAVIS, SMITH, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
After reviewing the record in this case and considering the briefs of the parties and arguments of counsel we are satisfied that the district court correctly concluded that plaintiffs' entire claim is preempted under ERISA. See Aetna v. Davila, 542 U.S. 200, 124 S.Ct. 2488, 159 L.Ed.2d 312(2004).
On the merits we conclude that the district court correctly dismissed the ERISA claim because Medicaid paid for the surgery and related medical care which was the subject of Bertrand's ERISA benefits claim. Bertrand's right to seek recovery of ERISA benefits for cost of medical care incurred after the judgment entered by the district court which may not be paid by Medicaid is preserved.
AFFIRMED.
Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.