Legal Opinion
Smith v. Texas Children's Hospital
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 4, 1999No. 98-20077PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
Texas Children’s Hospital appeals an order remanding this case to Texas state court. We conclude that we lack jurisdiction to review the order of remand, and dismiss the appeal.
I
Jackie Smith (“Smith”) filed suit in Texas state court against Texas Children’s Hospital (“Texas Children’s”), alleging entitlement to long-term disability benefits under various state-law causes of action. 1 Texas Children’s removed the action to federal district court on the grounds that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq.…
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