Legal Opinion
Tri-State MacHine Incorporated v. Nationwide Life Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 31, 1994No. 93-1971PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote the opinion, in which Senior Judge PHILLIPS joined. Judge LUTTIG wrote a separate dissenting opinion.
OPINION
NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:
We are presented with the issue of whether the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001, et seq., preempts state law claims of TriState Machine, Inc., for improper claims processing and mismanagement against Nationwide Life Insurance Company. Nationwide Life issued and administered a group insurance policy to provide health care benefits for Tri-State’s employees under an…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Shaw v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Pilot Life Insurance v. DedeauxSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- FMC Corp. v. HollidaySupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Union Labor Life Insurance v. PirenoSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by34 opinions
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- Bank of Louisiana v. Aetna U.S. Healthcare Inc. Aetna Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006
- Ambrose v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Virginia, Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1995
- Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance v. Information Systems & Networks Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2008
- Cox v. ShalalaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997
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