Legal Opinion
Van Natta v. Sara Lee Corp.
District Court, N.D. Iowa
Decided June 29, 2006No. C05-4151-MWBPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING THE DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS COMPLAINT
BENNETT, Chief Judge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION..........................................................917
A. Procedural Background................................................917
B. Factual Background...................................................918
II. RULE 12(b)(6) STANDARDS...............................................918
III. LEGAL ANALYSIS............................. 920
A. Existence Of An ERISA Plan ............... 921
B. ERISA Preemption......................... 924
1. General ERISA preemption…
2Cases cited102 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Neitzke v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Caterpillar Inc. v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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