Legal Opinion
Coggins v. Keystone Foods, LLC
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided May 27, 2015No. Civil Action No. 15-480PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
McHUGH, District Judge.
This action requires the Court to examine whether Plaintiffs’ state law claims based on retirement agreements entered into with their employer are completely preempted by the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). See 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461. Defendant has removed the case on this theory, and the Court must now determine whether it has proper jurisdiction over the claims, as well as whether remand is appropriate.
I. Factual Background
Plaintiffs in this action are former executives of Defendant Keystone Foods, LLC (Keystone). Keystone was…
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