Legal Opinion
McAteer v. Silverleaf Resorts, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 15, 2008No. 06-41725PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRADO, Circuit Judge:
At issue in this appeal is the continued validity of our precedent regarding whether the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461, preempts state law claims of negligence for failing to maintain a safe work environment. Because the Supreme Court has not reversed our prior decision on this point and because the plaintiff did not make her argument moot by adding an ERISA claim to her case, we REVERSE the judgment of the district court and REMAND for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
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