Legal Opinion
Pedre Co., Inc. v. Robins
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 29, 1995No. 94 Civ. 3032 (SS)PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
SOTOMAYOR, District Judge.
Defendants move to dismiss the Complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and, in the alternative, to dismiss the state law claims as being preempted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. For the reasons discussed below, the motion to dismiss is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part.
Background
The dispute underlying this action arises from a longstanding friendship and professional relationship between plaintiff Peter Gunshor and defendant Lee Robins. For the purposes of this motion…
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