Legal Opinion
Connecticut State Dental Ass'n v. Anthem Health Plans, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 30, 2009No. 08-15268, 08-15277PublishedCited by 251 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUIST, District Judge:
These consolidated appeals require us to decide whether § 502(a)(1)(B) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B), completely preempts one or more of Plaintiffs’ state law claims, thus providing a basis for federal question jurisdiction. Plaintiffs, Martin J. Rutt (“Rutt”) D.D.S., Michael Egan (“Egan”), D.D.S., and Connect State Dental Association (“CSDA”), filed separate complaints in Connecticut state court, and Defendant, Anthem Health Plans, Inc. (“Anthem”), removed the cases on the basis of ERISA preemption. The…
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