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Miller v. Carelink Health Plans, Inc.

District Court, S.D. West Virginia

Decided January 21, 2000No. Civ.A. 2:99-0966PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

HADEN, Chief Judge.

Pending are Plaintiffs motions to remand and for sanctions for improper removal. The Court GRANTS these motions, holding Plaintiffs state law causes of action are not preempted by ERISA. 1

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Plaintiff Elizabeth Miller is a registered professional nurse who was employed on July 21, 1997 as a nurse case manager by Defendant Carelink. Carelink is a health maintenance organization (“HMO”), organized and licensed under the West Virginia HMO- Act, W.Va.Code §§ 33-25A-1, et seq., which administers ERISA benefit plans.…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Franchise Tax Bd. of Cal. v. Construction Laborers Vacation Trust for Southern Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Shaw v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Metropolitan Life Insurance v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  4. Gully v. First Nat. Bank in MeridianSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
  5. Ingersoll-Rand Co. v. McClendonSupreme Court of the United States · 1990

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Roney v. GencorpDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 2006
  2. Reveal v. StinsonDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 2000
  3. Miller v. SMS Schloemann-Siemag, Inc.District Court, S.D. West Virginia · 2002
  4. Balise v. JacksonDistrict Court, N.D. West Virginia · 2024
  5. Blankensip v. Necco, LLCDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 2018

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