Irene Jones v. LMR International

KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:

The questions presented in this appeal are (1) whether the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001 et seq. (“ERISA”) completely preempts state law claims seeking damages for breach of contract, lost health insurance benefits, failure to notify that an ERISA plan had lapsed and premium payments for losses incurred after the plan lapsed; and (2) whether claims against an entity which played a role in the administration of ERISA plan benefits and against which claims are brought for, among other things, failure to disclose that the…