Legal Opinion
Draper v. Wellmark, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Iowa
Decided March 15, 2007No. 1:06-mj-00024PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
READE, Chief Judge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION.1104
II. RELEVANT PROCEDURAL HISTORY.1104
III. JURISDICTION.1104
IV. FACTUAL BACKGROUND.1104
V. STANDARD FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT.1106
VI. ANALYSIS.1107
A. Count I — RISA Claim.1107
1. The term “calendar year”.1108
2. Applicability of contractual limitations provision.1108
3. Waiver.1110
4. Conclusion .1111
B. Count II — Negliyent Misrepresentation Claim.1111
1. ERISA preemption.1111
2. Section 514(a)’s “express”preemption.1112
a. Express reference .1112
b. Connection with ERISA plan.1113
3. Section 502(a)’s remedial scheme preemption.1114
VII.…
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