John M. Morrison MORRISON SHERWOOD WILSON DEOLA, PLLP 401 North Last Chance Gulch P.O. Box 557 Helena, Montana 59624-0557 (406) 442-3261 (406) 443-7294 facsimile [email protected]
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA, GREAT FALLS DIVISION
AUDREY TURNER, VICKY BYRD, JENNIFER TANNER, LINDA LARSEN, PAUL LEE, BRANDI BRETH, KATE HOULIHAN and BARB MOSER,
Plaintiffs,
v. NORTHERN MONTANA HOSPITAL, a Montana Nonprofit Corporation, ST. PETER’S HOSPITAL, a Montana Nonprofit Corporation, BOZEMAN DEACONESS HEALTH SERVICES, a Montana Nonprofit Corporation, RCHP BILLINGS–MISSOULA, LLC, d/b/a COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER, a Delaware Limited Liability Corporation, and BILLINGS CLINIC, a Montana Nonprofit Corporation,
Defendants.
CAUSE NO. ______________
COMPLAINT FOR
AN ERISA ACCOUNTING
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COMPLAINT FOR AN ACCOUNTING
Plaintiffs complain and allege as follows in support of this complaint,
brought pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29
U.S.C. §§ 1001, et. seq., seeking an accounting:
PARTIES, JURISDICTION AND VENUE
1. Plaintiff Audrey Turner is an individual residing in Hill County,
Montana. Plaintiff Turner is and/or was, at times relevant hereto, an employee of
Defendant Northern Montana Hospital and a participant in its employee benefit
health plan.
2. Plaintiff Vicky Byrd is an individual residing in Lewis and Clark
County, Montana. Plaintiff Byrd is and/or was, at times relevant hereto, an
employee of Defendant St. Peter’s Hospital and a participant in its employee
benefit health plan.
3. Plaintiff Jennifer Tanner is an individual residing in Jefferson County,
Montana. Plaintiff Tanner is and/or was, at times relevant hereto, an employee of
Defendant St. Peter’s Hospital and a participant in its employee benefit health plan.
4. Plaintiff Linda Larsen is an individual residing in Gallatin County,
Montana. Plaintiff Larsen is and/or was, at times relevant hereto, an employee of
Defendant Bozeman Deaconess Health Services, and a participant in its employee
benefit health plan.
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5. Plaintiff Paul Lee is an individual residing in Lewis and Clark County,
Montana. Plaintiff Lee is and/or was, at times relevant hereto, an employee of
Defendant St. Peter’s Hospital and a participant in its employee benefit health plan.
6. Plaintiff Brandi Breth is an individual residing in Missoula County,
Montana. Plaintiff Breth is and/or was, at times relevant hereto, an employee of
Defendant Community Medical Center Hospital and a participant in its employee
benefit health plan.
7. Plaintiff Kate Houlihan is an individual residing in Missoula County,
Montana. Plaintiff Houlihan is and/or was, at times relevant hereto, an employee of
Defendant RCHP Billings-Missoula, LLC, d/b/a Community Medical Center, and
a participant in its employee benefit health plan.
8. Plaintiff Barb Moser is an individual residing in Yellowstone County,
Montana. Plaintiff Moser is and/or was, at times relevant hereto, an employee of
Defendant Billings Clinic and a participant in its employee benefit health plan.
9. Plaintiffs are or at relevant times were employees of Defendants and
participants in Defendants’ employee benefit programs, which are governed by the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001, et. seq.
(“ERISA”).
10. Defendant St. Peter’s Hospital is a Montana public benefit corporation
operating as St. Peter’s Hospital in Lewis and Clark County, Helena, Montana.
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11. Defendant Bozeman Deaconess Health Services is a Montana public
benefit corporation operating as a community hospital in Gallatin County,
Bozeman, Montana.
12. Defendant Northern Montana Hospital is a Montana public benefit
corporation operating as a community hospital in Hill County, Havre, Montana.
13. Defendant RCHP Billings—Missoula, LLC, d/b/a Community
Medical Center is a foreign limited liability company or series limited liability
company, which owns Community Medical Center in Missoula County, Missoula,
Montana.
14. Defendant Billings Clinic is a non-profit health care organization
operating in Yellowstone County, Billings, Montana.
15. Defendants, collectively referred to herein as Defendants or “the
Hospitals,” sponsor employee health benefit plans by which eligible employees
and their eligible dependents obtain benefits.
16. John Does 1-10 are individuals or business entities who may owe
duties to Plaintiffs or be subject to an accounting on Plaintiffs’ behalf.
17. This Court has personal jurisdiction over Defendants, including
because Defendants are organized, incorporated or located in Montana, the claims
asserted herein arise out of Defendants’ activities within the state, including their
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operation of hospitals and clinics in Montana and the employment of Montana
citizens and residents.
18. As provided for in 28 U.S.C. § 1331 and 29 U.S.C. § 1132(e)(1), this
Court has subject matter jurisdiction over this action, including because it arises
under ERISA.
19. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1367(a), this Court further has supplemental
jurisdiction over all other claims that are so related to claims in the action within
such original jurisdiction that they form part of the same case or controversy under
Article III of the United States Constitution.
20. As provided in 29 U.S.C.A. § 1132(e)(2), venue is proper in this
Court, including because one or more of the subject plans is administered in this
district; breaches may have occurred here; and one or more of the Defendants may
be “found” in this district as that term is interpreted by ERISA jurisprudence,
providing that if a court may exercise personal jurisdiction, then the defendant is
“found” in that district for purposes of ERISA venue. Varsic v. U.S., 607 F.2d 245,
247-48 (9th Cir. 1979).
GENERAL ALLEGATIONS
21. Health Care Service Corporation is an Illinois mutual legal reserve
company doing business in Montana as “Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana”
(BCBSMT, herein). BCBSMT provides health insurance coverage and/or third
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party administrative services to employers that sponsor employee health benefit
plans.
22. In 2011, Defendants made a deal with BCBSMT, commencing
January 1, 2012, that fundamentally affected the rights and interests of thousands
of Hospital employees, including the Plaintiffs.
23. On information and belief, the Hospitals each signed an agreement
with BCBSMT entitled an “Employee Benefit Plan Commitment Agreement”
(EBPCA) by which the Hospitals agreed to give BCBSMT their employee health
plan business, including administrative services and possibly reinsurance coverage,
for six years in return for total payments by BCBSMT to the Hospitals over the six
years of more than $20 million.
24. Publicly available documents reflect that BCBSMT expected to more
than make back this initial investment over the terms of its contracts with the
Defendants.
25. Defendants recently told employees during bargaining sessions that
health insurance was not subject to negotiations because a six-year commitment
had been made to BCBSMT.
26. Six years is an unusually long term for these types of agreements.
27. On information and belief, Plaintiffs allege that Defendants may have
received the above-described lucrative payments from BCBSMT in exchange for
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committing the plans to this unusually long contract term. Defendants may further
have committed the plans to pay inflated rates for coverage and/or administrative
services to BCBSMT as the means by which BCBSMT made back its initial
investment.
28. On information and belief, Plaintiffs allege that Defendants were used
some portion of the money received from BCBSMT, directly or indirectly, for their
own benefit at the expense of the Plaintiffs and other participants and beneficiaries.
29. It is highly unusual for an employer to receive payments from the
health insurer/administrator of its health plan. But to the extent value was received
for committing the health plan to BCBSMT, these funds belonged to the plan and
should have been preserved in the plan or distributed to the plan participants
including Plaintiffs.
30. Plaintiffs allege that Defendants are ERISA fiduciaries with duties to
Plaintiffs, including: (1) the duty of loyalty, requiring all decisions with regard to
the plan be made in the interests of the participants and beneficiaries; (2) the duty
of prudence, requiring the care, skill, prudence, and diligence of a prudent person
acting under similar circumstances; and, (3) the duty of exclusivity, requiring a
fiduciary to act for the exclusive purpose of providing benefits to plan participants.
31. On information and belief, Plaintiffs further allege that their
employers may have breached the foregoing duties. In their capacities as
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fiduciaries of the employee benefit plans, Defendants entered into agreements with
BCBSMT pursuant to which the plans may have paid inflated rates for
administrative services. It appears Defendants did so in exchange for lucrative
payments from BCBSMT which, in whole or part, benefited Defendants at the
expense of Plaintiffs and other participants in the plans.
32. Plaintiffs hereby seek an accounting as a means of determining
whether breaches of duty have occurred, including: 1) accepting money from
BCBSMT for the Defendant hospitals’ own benefit; 2) diverting money away from
the plans and their participants to the Hospitals for their own benefit; 3) paying
BCBSMT more than market price for the coverage or services provided, in order to
benefit Defendant hospitals at the expense of the plans and their participants;
and/or 4) selling and giving up, for the Hospitals’ own benefit, the right (and duty)
to shop for the best available value for the plans and their participants throughout
the six-year period.
COUNT I – FOR AN ACCOUNTING
(All Plaintiffs Against All Defendants)
33. Plaintiffs hereby incorporate every other allegation in this complaint
as though fully set forth herein.
34. Defendants are ERISA fiduciaries with respect to Plaintiffs and the
aforementioned employee benefit plans and, as such, owed duties of care and
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loyalty to Plaintiffs. 29 U.S.C. § 1002(21)(A); see also § 1102(a)(1). Defendants
are fiduciaries either by operation of law or due to their exercise of discretionary
authority, control or responsibility for management of plan assets or administration
of the plan.
35. Plaintiffs have a right to an accounting. As set forth in 29 U.S.C. §
1132(a)(1)(B), plan participants and beneficiaries may bring an action to clarify
their rights under the plan. As set forth in 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(3)(B), plan
participants and beneficiaries may bring actions to obtain appropriate equitable
relief to redress violations or enforce provisions of ERISA or the terms of their
plan. As set forth in 29 U.S.C. § 1109(a), fiduciaries are subject to equitable and
remedial claims.
36. The Supreme Court of the United States has recognized the equitable
relief available under ERISA to include actions for an accounting. E.g., Pender v.
Bank of America Corp., 788 F.3d 354, 364-65 (4th Cir. 2015) (ERISA provision
allowing participants to bring action for “appropriate equitable relief” to redress
ERISA violations authorized action seeking an accounting for profits against their
employer), on remand 2016 WL 1057635; Edmonson v. Lincoln Nat. Life Ins. Co.,
725 F.3d 406, 419 (3rd Cir. 2013), certiorari denied 134 S. Ct. 2291; Dunnigan v.
Metro. Life Ins. Co., 214 F.R.D. 125, 134 (S.D.N.Y. 2003).
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37. On information and belief, it appears that Defendants committed the
plans to long-term contracts with BCBSMT at such excessive rates that BCBSMT
was willing to pay substantial sums to Defendants in exchange for those
contractual commitments. This resulted in Plaintiffs and others similarly situated
paying more than the fair market value for the services provided by BCBSMT.
Moreover, rather than distributing to plan participants the payments received from
BCBSMT in exchange for these long-term commitments or preserving those
payments in the plans, it appears Defendants channeled at least some portion of
those payments to themselves and/or used the payments to supplant the Hospitals’
contributions to the plans so that the Hospitals could redeploy those funds for their
own self-serving purposes.
38. Defendants and BCBSMT have been secretive about the terms of the
agreement between them according to which the payments described herein are
made and Plaintiffs have only this year become aware of some of the terms of the
EBPCAs and the apparent diversion of funds by the Hospitals to themselves for
their own benefit. Although Plaintiffs have recently obtained some information, a
full accounting of the relationship and payments between BCBSMT and
Defendants in connection with the employee benefit plans has not been provided.
39. The relationships, payments and accounts that must be evaluated are
complicated in nature and scope.
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40. Plaintiffs need discovery in this accounting action to determine the
nature and extent of any ERISA violations that have occurred.
41. Such an accounting may demonstrate that Plaintiffs are entitled either
to further relief available under ERISA.
42. Pursuing alternative legal remedies at this time would require
Plaintiffs to assert allegations on information and belief without benefit of
assessing the accounting the nature and extent of any ERISA violations.
PRAYER FOR RELIEF
WHEREFORE, Plaintiffs pray for judgment against Defendants as follows:
1. For a court-ordered accounting of the transfers, transactions and
payments between and among Defendants, BCBSMT and the
employee benefit plans.
2. Any such other relief as may be permitted in equity or deemed
appropriate by this Court, including attorney fees and costs.
DATED this 29th day of December 2017.
By: /s/ John M. Morrison John M. Morrison MORRISON SHERWOOD WILSON DEOLA PLLP
Attorney for Plaintiffs
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SUMMONS IN A CIVIL ACTION
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Audrey Turner, Vicky Byrd, Jennifer Tanner, Linda Larsen, Paul Lee, Brandi Breth, Kate Houlihan and
Barb Moser,
CV-17-141-GF-BMM
Northern Montana Hospital, a Montana Nonprofit Corporation, St. Peter's Hospital, a Montana
Nonprofit Corporation, Bozeman Deaconess Health Services, a Montana Nonprofit Corporation, et al.
Bozeman Deaconess Health Services c/o Gordon L. Davidson, Registered Agent 915 Highland Blvd. Bozeman MT 59715
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on (date) ; or
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, a person of suitable age and discretion who resides there,
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To: (Defendant’s name and address)
A lawsuit has been filed against you.
Within 21 days after service of this summons on you (not counting the day you received it) — or 60 days if youare the United States or a United States agency, or an officer or employee of the United States described in Fed. R. Civ.P. 12 (a)(2) or (3) — you must serve on the plaintiff an answer to the attached complaint or a motion under Rule 12 ofthe Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The answer or motion must be served on the plaintiff or plaintiff’s attorney,whose name and address are:
If you fail to respond, judgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. You also must file your answer or motion with the court.
CLERK OF COURT
Date:Signature of Clerk or Deputy Clerk
Case 4:17-cv-00141-BMM Document 1-4 Filed 12/29/17 Page 1 of 2
District of Montana
Audrey Turner, Vicky Byrd, Jennifer Tanner, Linda Larsen, Paul Lee, Brandi Breth, Kate Houlihan and
Barb Moser,
CV-17-141-GF-BMM
Northern Montana Hospital, a Montana Nonprofit Corporation, St. Peter's Hospital, a Montana
Nonprofit Corporation, Bozeman Deaconess Health Services, a Montana Nonprofit Corporation, et al.
RCHP Billings-Missoula, LLC d/b/a Community Medical Center c/o CT Corporation System, Registered Agent 3011 American Way Missoula MT 59808
12/29/2017
AO 440 (Rev. 06/12) Summons in a Civil Action (Page 2)
Civil Action No.
PROOF OF SERVICE(This section should not be filed with the court unless required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 4 (l))
This summons for (name of individual and title, if any)
was received by me on (date) .
’ I personally served the summons on the individual at (place)
on (date) ; or
’ I left the summons at the individual’s residence or usual place of abode with (name)
, a person of suitable age and discretion who resides there,
on (date) , and mailed a copy to the individual’s last known address; or
’ I served the summons on (name of individual) , who is
designated by law to accept service of process on behalf of (name of organization)
on (date) ; or
’ I returned the summons unexecuted because ; or
’ Other (specify):
.
My fees are $ for travel and $ for services, for a total of $ .
I declare under penalty of perjury that this information is true.
Date:Server’s signature
Printed name and title
Server’s address
Additional information regarding attempted service, etc:
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AO 440 (Rev. 06/12) Summons in a Civil Action
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTfor the
__________ District of __________
))))))))))))
Plaintiff(s)
v. Civil Action No.
Defendant(s)
SUMMONS IN A CIVIL ACTION
To: (Defendant’s name and address)
A lawsuit has been filed against you.
Within 21 days after service of this summons on you (not counting the day you received it) — or 60 days if youare the United States or a United States agency, or an officer or employee of the United States described in Fed. R. Civ.P. 12 (a)(2) or (3) — you must serve on the plaintiff an answer to the attached complaint or a motion under Rule 12 ofthe Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The answer or motion must be served on the plaintiff or plaintiff’s attorney,whose name and address are:
If you fail to respond, judgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. You also must file your answer or motion with the court.
CLERK OF COURT
Date:Signature of Clerk or Deputy Clerk
Case 4:17-cv-00141-BMM Document 1-5 Filed 12/29/17 Page 1 of 2
District of Montana
Audrey Turner, Vicky Byrd, Jennifer Tanner, Linda Larsen, Paul Lee, Brandi Breth, Kate Houlihan and
Barb Moser,
CV-17-141-GF-BMM
Northern Montana Hospital, a Montana Nonprofit Corporation, St. Peter's Hospital, a Montana
Nonprofit Corporation, Bozeman Deaconess Health Services, a Montana Nonprofit Corporation, et al.
St. Peter's Hospital c/o John Green, Registered Agent 2475 Broadway Avenue Helena MT 59601
12/29/2017
AO 440 (Rev. 06/12) Summons in a Civil Action (Page 2)
Civil Action No.
PROOF OF SERVICE(This section should not be filed with the court unless required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 4 (l))
This summons for (name of individual and title, if any)
was received by me on (date) .
’ I personally served the summons on the individual at (place)
on (date) ; or
’ I left the summons at the individual’s residence or usual place of abode with (name)
, a person of suitable age and discretion who resides there,
on (date) , and mailed a copy to the individual’s last known address; or
’ I served the summons on (name of individual) , who is
designated by law to accept service of process on behalf of (name of organization)
on (date) ; or
’ I returned the summons unexecuted because ; or
’ Other (specify):
.
My fees are $ for travel and $ for services, for a total of $ .
I declare under penalty of perjury that this information is true.
Date:Server’s signature
Printed name and title
Server’s address
Additional information regarding attempted service, etc:
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AO 440 (Rev. 06/12) Summons in a Civil Action
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTfor the
__________ District of __________
))))))))))))
Plaintiff(s)
v. Civil Action No.
Defendant(s)
SUMMONS IN A CIVIL ACTION
To: (Defendant’s name and address)
A lawsuit has been filed against you.
Within 21 days after service of this summons on you (not counting the day you received it) — or 60 days if youare the United States or a United States agency, or an officer or employee of the United States described in Fed. R. Civ.P. 12 (a)(2) or (3) — you must serve on the plaintiff an answer to the attached complaint or a motion under Rule 12 ofthe Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The answer or motion must be served on the plaintiff or plaintiff’s attorney,whose name and address are:
If you fail to respond, judgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. You also must file your answer or motion with the court.
CLERK OF COURT
Date:Signature of Clerk or Deputy Clerk
Case 4:17-cv-00141-BMM Document 1-6 Filed 12/29/17 Page 1 of 2
District of Montana
Audrey Turner, Vicky Byrd, Jennifer Tanner, Linda Larsen, Paul Lee, Brandi Breth, Kate Houlihan and
Barb Moser,
CV-17-141-GF-BMM
Northern Montana Hospital, a Montana Nonprofit Corporation, St. Peter's Hospital, a Montana
Nonprofit Corporation, Bozeman Deaconess Health Services, a Montana Nonprofit Corporation, et al.
Billings Clinic c/o Ellen L. Layton, Registered Agent 2800 - 10th Avenue North Billings MT 59101
12/29/2017
AO 440 (Rev. 06/12) Summons in a Civil Action (Page 2)
Civil Action No.
PROOF OF SERVICE(This section should not be filed with the court unless required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 4 (l))
This summons for (name of individual and title, if any)
was received by me on (date) .
’ I personally served the summons on the individual at (place)
on (date) ; or
’ I left the summons at the individual’s residence or usual place of abode with (name)
, a person of suitable age and discretion who resides there,
on (date) , and mailed a copy to the individual’s last known address; or
’ I served the summons on (name of individual) , who is
designated by law to accept service of process on behalf of (name of organization)
on (date) ; or
’ I returned the summons unexecuted because ; or
’ Other (specify):
.
My fees are $ for travel and $ for services, for a total of $ .
I declare under penalty of perjury that this information is true.
Date:Server’s signature
Printed name and title
Server’s address
Additional information regarding attempted service, etc:
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