Legal Opinion
Timm v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided May 26, 2011No. 10CA0803PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge CASEBOLT.
The primary issue in this insurance dispute is whether certain provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001 et seq. (2006), preempt the statutory insurance bad faith claim asserted under section 10-8-1116(1), C.R.S.2010, by plaintiff, Sherry M. Timm, against defendant, Prudential Insurance Company of America. We conclude that ERISA preempts this claim under principles of conflict preemption. We also conclude that the trial court erred by dismissing, under C.R.C.P. 12(b)(5), Timm's claim for benefits under ERISA on the…
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