Legal Opinion
Jacob v. SmithKline Beecham
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 17, 1993No. Civ. A. 92-0835PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
ROBRENO, District Judge.
Defendant removed this case to this Court from the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. In his state court complaint, plaintiff had averred, in part, that defendant, plaintiff’s former employer, improperly terminated certain health benefits which defendant was contractually obligated to provide to plaintiff. Defendant contends that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., preempts plaintiffs contract claim and vests federal question jurisdiction on this Court. Plaintiff disagrees and wants the ease remanded to state…
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