ERISA Does Not Preempt Illinois Slayer Statute, 7th Circuit Affirms

(January 31, 2018, 9:38 AM EST) -- CHICAGO — The Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Jan. 29 affirmed a lower federal court’s finding that the Illinois slayer statute bars a claimant who was found not guilty of murdering her husband by reason of insanity from recovering from her husband’s pension benefits (Laborers' Pension Fund, et al. v. Anka V. Miscevic, No. 17-2022, 7th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 2178)....

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