Legal Opinion
Coughlin v. Health Care Service Corp.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided October 2, 2002No. 02 C 0053PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
ST. EVE, District Judge.
Plaintiff Candice Coughlin originally filed her Complaint in state court on behalf of herself and a putative class of similarly situated plaintiffs. Defendant Health Care Service Corporation (“HCSC”) removed the action to federal court, alleging that the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) completely preempted the lawsuit and allowed for removal. (R. 1-1, Notice of Removal.) Coughlin now moves to remand the case to state court. (R. 12-1, Mot. to Remand.) Because this Court finds Coughlin’s claims to be completely…
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