High Court Seeks Response To Petition In ERISA Row Over Post-Distribution Suits

Mealey's (August 16, 2022, 7:53 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Aug. 3 requested a response to 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”; in the petition, the representative of an estate contends 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....