In 2-1 Decision, 9th Circuit Reverses On Threshold Question In Preemption Row

(August 31, 2023, 2:01 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — In a 2-1 ruling concerning a threshold issue, a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel reversed and remanded a summary judgment order against a trade organization that argued that a city and county of San Francisco ordinance concerning health insurance benefits for airline employees is preempted by federal law including the Employee Retirement Income Security Act....