Legal Opinion
Wilcott v. Matlack, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 30, 1995No. Nos. 94-1296, 94-1583PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOGAN, Circuit Judge.
These appeals arise from an action plaintiff Willis H. Wilcott initially filed in state court seeking redress for the denial of employee disability benefits, wrongful discharge, and associated contract and tort claims. After the case was removed to federal court, the district court dismissed all state claims as preempted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), which “supersede[s] any and all State laws insofar as they may now or hereafter relate to any employee benefit plan,” 29 U.S.C. § 1144(a). Three federal claims were then tried to the court: (1)…
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