Legal Opinion
Jamie N. Estes v. Federal Express Corporation Kemper National Services, Inc. Federal Express Corporation Long Term Disability Plan
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 8, 2005No. 04-2582PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RILEY, Circuit Judge.
Jamie N. Estes (Estes) originally filed her lawsuit in the Circuit Court for the City of St. Louis, Missouri. After the defendants removed the lawsuit to federal court, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss Estes’s state law claims, contending the claims are preempted under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461, and also requesting a court order directing Estes to file an amended complaint under ERISA. Estes opposed the motion, arguing her state law claims are not preempted because (1) she has established a prima facie case for…
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