Legal Opinion
Brodowy v. Raytheon Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 9, 2007No. 05-17422Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM **
The district court held that Appellant Marcela Brodowy’s claims are not preempted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) and that her state-law claims are barred under the relevant Arizona statutes of limitations. We affirm.
Brodowy’s state-law claims of fraud and negligent misrepresentation do not “relate to any employee benefit plan.” See 29 U.S.C. § 1144(a). “State law ‘relates to’ an ERISA benefit plan if there is a *14‘connection with’ or ‘reference to’ such a plan.” Abraham v. Norcal Waste Sys., Inc., 265 F.3d 811, 820 (9th Cir.2001) (quoting Blue…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Gust, Rosenfeld & Henderson v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaArizona Supreme Court · 1995
- Lim v. Superior Court in and for Pima CountyCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1980
- Miller v. Rite Aid Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007