Claims In Bad Faith Suit Not Subject To ERISA Preemption, Magistrate Rules

Mealey's (February 22, 2017, 8:11 AM EST) -- NEWARK, N.J. — Remand of an insurance breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit to state court is proper because a third-party’s claims are not preempted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), a federal magistrate judge in New Jersey ruled Feb. 17 (North Jersey Brain & Spine Center v. Aetna Life Insurance Co., et al., No. 16-1544, D. N.J., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 22710)....