Estate Seeks Resolution Of ERISA Preemption Split Over Post-Distribution Suits

Mealey's (June 27, 2022, 3:01 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a June 15 petition seeking review of a Colorado Court of Appeals ruling that preemption under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act “extends to post-distribution lawsuits,” the representative of an estate tells the U.S. Supreme Court that the dispute over life insurance plan proceeds represents an opportunity to resolve a circuit split over a question left open by Kennedy v. Plan Administrator for DuPont Savings & Investment Plan....