Legal Opinion
Petroske v. Kohler Co.
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided February 24, 2012No. Civil No. 11-125 (JNE/FLN)PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
JOAN N. ERICKSEN, District Judge.
Plaintiff Richard E. Petroske (“Petroske”) brought this action against Defendant Kohler Co. (“Kohler”), his former employer, seeking recovery of long-term disability benefits under an employee benefit plan. Petroske commenced this action in the Anoka County District Court in December 2010, alleging breach of contract. Kohler removed the case to federal court because the claim was preempted by Section 502(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a) (2006); see Metro. Life Ins. Co. v. Taylor, 481 U.S. 58, 107 S.Ct. 1542,…
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