Negligence Claim Completely Preempted By ERISA, 6th Circuit Panel Affirms

(January 5, 2017, 5:42 PM EST) -- CINCINNATI — Dismissal of a negligence suit filed against a company hired to review a disability  claimant’s medical records was proper because the negligence claim is completely preempted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said Dec. 22 (Samantha Milby v. MCMC LLC, No. 16-5483, 6th Cir.; 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 23112)....