ized ▁elev ator ▁constructor , ▁was ▁sever ely ▁injured ▁when ▁a ▁dr unk ▁driver ▁struck ▁his ▁vehicle ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁Mont an ile ' s ▁health ▁plan ▁paid ▁for ▁$ 1 2 1 , 0 4 4 . 0 2 ▁of ▁his ▁initial ▁exp enses , ▁and ▁he ▁subsequently ▁signed ▁an ▁agreement ▁" re aff irm ing ▁his ▁oblig ation ▁to ▁re im bur se ▁the ▁plan ▁from ▁any ▁recovery ▁he ▁obtained ". ▁After ▁receiving ▁this ▁dis b urs ement , ▁Mont an ile ▁file d ▁suit ▁against ▁the ▁driver ▁that ▁caused ▁his ▁inj uries ▁and ▁ultimately ▁obtained ▁a ▁settlement ▁val ued ▁at ▁$ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁Board ▁then ▁file d ▁a ▁law suit ▁against ▁Mont an ile ▁under ▁ER IS A ▁§ 5 0 2 ( a )( 3 ) ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁claimed ▁they ▁were ▁entitled ▁to ▁re imb urs ement ▁for ▁the ▁medical ▁exp enses ▁they ▁paid . ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Southern ▁District ▁of ▁Florida ▁ruled ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁for ▁the ▁Ele vent h ▁Circ uit ▁aff ir med ▁the ▁district ▁court ' s ▁judgment . ▁Mont an ile ▁appe aled ▁to ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁which ▁granted ▁cert ior ari ▁to ▁resolve ▁a ▁circuit ▁split ▁with ▁respect ▁to ▁whether ▁ER IS A ▁fid u ci aries ▁may ▁en force ▁a ▁li en ▁against ▁a ▁benef ici ary ' s