Legal Opinion
McCale v. Union Labor Life Insurance
District Court, S.D. West Virginia
Decided March 31, 1995No. Civ. A. 6:94-0922PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
HADEN, Chief Judge.
Pending are both parties’ motions for partial summary judgment. The issue to be decided in regard to both motions is simply whether the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., preempts state law claims concerning claims arising under an individual insurance policy converted from a group policy.
Plaintiffs decedent, William M. McCale, was originally insured under a group life insurance policy issued to the Trustees of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 132 Health and Welfare Fund. That…
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