Legal Opinion
Teper v. Park West Galleries, Inc.
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided August 24, 1988No. 79642, (Calendar No. 8)PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBoyle, J.
In this case we are asked to consider whether an award of future pension benefits in a wrongful discharge claim under Michigan law is precluded by the preemption provision of § 514 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 29 USC 1144(a). We conclude that the erisa does not expressly1 preempt Michigan law in this area. We therefore reverse the decision of the Court of Appeals and reinstate that portion of the trial court’s amended judgment awarding future pension benefits.2
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The plaintiff was first employed by defendant Park West Galleries on August 1, 1976, at the age of forty-four. She…
2Cases cited16 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. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Hines v. DavidowitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Lingle v. Norge Division of Magic Chef, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
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3Cited by24 opinions
- HealthAmerica v. MentonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1989
- UNC Teton Exploration Drilling, Inc. v. PeytonWyoming Supreme Court · 1989
- D’avanzo v. Wise & Marsac, PcMichigan Court of Appeals · 1997
- Ryan v. Brunswick Corp.Michigan Supreme Court · 1997
- Pace v. Signal Technology Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
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