Legal Opinion
Roxanne Hook v. The Morrison Milling Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 13, 1994No. 93-4115PublishedCited by 124 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:
The Morrison Milling Company (“MMC”) appeals a district court’s remand of Roxanne Hook’s negligence action against the company. MMC argues that Hook’s negligence claim is preempted by the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461. Because we conclude that Hook’s claim does not relate to MMC’s ERISA plan, and therefore is not preempted, we affirm the district court’s decision to remand Hook’s suit to state court.
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