Legal Opinion
Aetna Life Insurance Company v. Francisco L. Borges, Treasurer of the State of Connecticut, and State of Connecticut
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 23, 1989No. 658, Docket 88-7843PublishedCited by 190 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JON O. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:
On this appeal, we once again confront the often litigated issue of the scope of federal preemption under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461 (1982 & Supp. IV 1986). The question presented is whether ERISA preempts the application of Connecticut’s escheat law to ERISA-cov-ered benefit checks and drafts that have been issued but have not been collected or presented for payment by the beneficiaries. The Treasurer and the State of Connecticut appeal from a judgment of the District Court for the District of Connecticut…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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