Contract Claims Preempted By ERISA, 9th Circuit Panel Majority Says

Mealey's (September 11, 2015, 2:33 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The majority of the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Sept. 8 affirmed a district court’s dismissal of breach of contract claims after determining that the claims are preempted under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (Oregon Teamster Employers Trust v. Hillsboro Garbage Disposal Inc., et al., No. 13-35555, 9th Cir.; 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 15925)....

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