Legal Opinion
Kaplan v. CareFirst, Inc.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided May 13, 2009No. Civil L-08-3512PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
BENSON EVERETT LEGG, Chief Judge.
This action arises from a dispute surrounding post-termination payments allegedly due to Plaintiff Leon Kaplan (“Kaplan”) following his termination from Defendant CareFirst, Inc. (“CareFirst”) on April 30, 2008. Kaplan raises one federal claim pursuant to § 502(a)(1)(B) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), and related breach of contract causes of action under Maryland statutory and common law. CareFirst now moves to dismiss the Complaint, asserting that this Court should abstain from hearing the case pursuant to the…
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