Legal Opinion
Thorn v. Buffalo Rock Company
District Court, N.D. Alabama
Decided September 9, 2024No. 3:24-cv-00588Unknown
1Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHWESTERN DIVISION MICHAEL E. THORN, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) Case No. 3:24-cv-00588-HNJ ) BUFFALO ROCK COMPANY and ) BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ) OF ALABAMA, ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION This case proceeds before the court on Plaintiff Michael Thorn’s motion to remand this case to state court. (Doc. 9). As discussed herein, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461. (ERISA), preempts Thorn’s claim for a declaratory judgment. Accordingly, the court will deny Thorn’s motion to remand the…
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