Missouri Federal Judge Dismisses Disability Suit On Preemption Basis

(November 7, 2017, 11:43 AM EST) -- CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — A Missouri federal judge on Nov. 3 granted a disability insurer’s motion to dismiss a claimant’s suit alleging that the insurer acted in bad faith in denying a claim for disability benefits because the claimant’s state law claims are preempted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and the claimant alleged no ERISA claims that can withstand dismissal (Patricia Carmack v. Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston, No. 17-121, E.D. Mo., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 182319)....

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