Legal Opinion
McWilliams v. Capital Telecommunications Inc.
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided November 25, 1997No. CIV.A. 1:CV-96-2151PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
CALDWELL, District Judge.
I. Introduction.
The plaintiff, Karen McWilliams, received treatment for thyroid cancer and sued her employer, Capital Telecommunications Inc. (CTI), in state court to recover benefits allegedly owed her under its medical and short-term disability plan, governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). See 29 U.S.C. § 1001-1461.
The other defendant, CoreSource, Inc., the plan administrator, removed the case here on the basis of our federal question jurisdiction. (The case is governed by ERISA section 502(a)(1)(B), 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B)).
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