Legal Opinion
Pyle v. Beverly Enterprises-Texas, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided July 14, 1993No. 3:93-mj-00466PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FITZWATER, District Judge:
The court is asked to decide ERISA 1 preemption questions in the context of a plan to provide medical care and salary benefits for occupational injury or illness, adopted by a nonsubscribing employer under the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act (“TWCA”).
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Plaintiff Hollye Pyle (“Pyle”) brought suit in state court against her employer, Beverly Enterprises-Texas, Inc. d/b/a Leisure Lodge (“Beverly”), on theories of negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and breach of duty of good faith and fair dealing. Beverly employed Pyle as a nurse’s aid at its…
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- Robert Cromwell v. Equicor-Equitable Hca Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
- Christopher v. Mobil Oil Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
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