Federal Judge Dismisses ERISA, Establishment Clause Claims For Lack Of Jurisdiction

Mealey's (August 31, 2018, 11:14 AM EDT) -- ST. LOUIS — A Missouri federal judge held on Aug. 27 that because Mercy Health's employee pension plan satisfies the statutory requirements for church-plan exemption under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, no federal question jurisdiction exists over claims that it underfunded the plan in violation of ERISA (Sally Sanzone, et al. v. Mercy Health, et al., No. 16-923, E.D. Mo., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 145195)....