Ram Technical Services, Inc. v. Koresko

Plaintiffs filed an action in federal district court, alleging claims arising under the Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 USC § 1132 et seq. The district court dismissed plaintiffs’ federal action, and plaintiffs filed an action in state court, raising parallel state law claims. The question that this case presents is whether either claim preclusion or the statute of limitations bars plaintiffs from pursuing their state law claims in state court. The state trial court ruled in defendants’ favor on both grounds and dismissed plaintiffs’ action. The Court of Appeals…