Legal Opinion
Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance v. Information Systems & Networks Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 11, 2008No. 07-1502PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Senior Judge HAMILTON wrote the opinion, in which Associate Justice O’CONNOR and Chief Judge WILLIAMS joined.
OPINION
HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents yet another set of facts upon which we must determine whether the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 88 Stat. 829, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., preempts certain state law claims. More specifically, the sole issue we decide in this appeal is whether ERISA preempts a state law breach of contract claim and an alternatively pled state law unjust enrichment claim brought…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Shaw v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Ingersoll-Rand Co. v. McClendonSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- New York State Conference of Blue Cross & Blue Shield Plans v. Travelers InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- MacKey v. Lanier Collection Agency & Service, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
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