Legal Opinion
Southern Alaska Carpenters Health & Security Trust Fund v. Jones
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided March 7, 2008No. S-11360, S-11379, S-11380PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MATTHEWS, Justice.
An employee was told by his employer and a union-sponsored trust that he would be covered by health insurance, but their representations turned out to be false. The superior court found the employer and the trust liable for negligent misrepresentation and awarded compensatory damages, including damages for emotional distress. The main questions presented in this appeal are whether the claim is preempted by the Federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) of 1974 and whether the award of emotional distress damages was justified. We find no error on either…
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