Legal Opinion

Strategic Outsourcing, Inc. v. Commerce Benefits Group Agency, Inc.

District Court, W.D. North Carolina

Decided February 25, 1999No. Civil 3:97CV613PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

THORNBURG, District Judge.

THIS MATTER is before the Court on the Defendants’ motions to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction and preemption. The Plaintiffs oppose dismissal and for the reasons stated herein, the motions are denied with minor exceptions.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

Strategic Outsourcing, Inc. (SOI) provides small business owners with personnel administration services, including payroll and tax services and health benefits. Summit Services, Inc. (Summit), which was acquired by SOI in 1997, was in the same business. Both corporations provided health care…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. New York State Conference of Blue Cross & Blue Shield Plans v. Travelers InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  2. IUE AFL-CIO Pension Fund v. HerrmannCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
  3. In Re the Celotex Corporation, Debtor. Owens-Illinois, Incorporated v. Rapid American Corporation, Successor in Interest to Philip-Carey CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997
  4. ESAB Group, Inc. v. Centricut, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997
  5. United Electrical, Radio and MacHine Workers of America v. 163 Pleasant Street Corporation, International Twist Drill (Holdings), Limited, United Electrical, Radio and MacHine Workers of America v. 163 Pleasant Street CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Hall v. Tyco International Ltd.District Court, M.D. North Carolina · 2004
  2. B-T Dissolution, Inc. v. Provident Life & Accident InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 2000
  3. Schrader v. Trucking Employees of North Jersey Welfare Fund, Inc.District Court, M.D. North Carolina · 2002
  4. Northern Kare Facilities/Kingdom Kare, LLC v. Benefirst, LLCDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2004
  5. Clark v. BASF Corp.District Court, W.D. North Carolina · 2002

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