Chester C. Sanson v. General Motors Corporation

RONEY, Senior Circuit Judge:

This case presents the question whether the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 88 Stat. 829, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., preempts a Georgia state law fraudulent misrepresentation claim based on reasonable reliance that causes a person a loss of benefits which would have been received under a special early retirement program. In light of Ingersoll-Rand Co. v. McClendon, - U.S. -, 111 S.Ct. 478, 112 L.Ed.2d 474 (1990), we hold the plaintiffs state law fraud claims that relate to a qualified employee benefit plan are preempted by ERISA.…