Judge:  Fiduciary Claims Impermissibly Seek Damages, ERISA Preempts State Claim

Mealey's (November 23, 2021, 1:38 PM EST) -- ST. LOUIS — Plaintiffs’ Employee Retirement Income Security Act fiduciary claims impermissibly seek damages, and the statute preempts state law parity act claims in a residential treatment case against a self-funded plan, a federal judge in Missouri said Nov. 19 in dismissing claims....