Legal Opinion
Partners Healthcare System, Inc. v. Sullivan
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided July 31, 2007No. Civ. Action. 06-11436-JLTPublished
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
TAURO, District Judge.
On June 25, 2007, this court denied Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss and Rule 56(f) Motion to Deny Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment as Premature, 1 At that time, the court held that MCAD Defendants’ investigation of Plaintiffs ERISA plans for violation of Massachusetts sexual orientation and “associational sex” anti-discrimination laws was preempted in a facially conclusive manner by the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”). After so concluding, this court determined that the alleged discrimination at issue was not protected…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Price Waterhouse v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Higgins v. New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
- Christopher Vickers v. Fairfield Medical Center, Steve Anderson, Kory J. Dixon, John Mueller, and "Jane Doe" DixonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
- Partners Healthcare System, Inc. v. SullivanDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2007