Legal Opinion
Pace v. Signal Technology Corp.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 18, 1994PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLiacos, C.J.
When Congress enacted the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461 (1988), it included an expansive provision preempting any State laws which “relate to” an employee benefits plan. The question presented by this case is whether a claim that an employer’s misrepresentation that an employee would be provided with long-term disability benefits during the six months following his termination sufficiently “relates to” an employee benefit plan so as to be preempted by ERISA. A judge of the Superior Court allowed the defendants’ motion for summary judgment…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Allis-Chalmers Corp. v. LueckSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Ingersoll-Rand Co. v. McClendonSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Fort Halifax Packing Co. v. CoyneSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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3Cited by23 opinions
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