United States Sixth Circuit

State-law tort and contract claims, including the tort of bad faith by an insurer, are preempted by ERISA where they seek judicial remedies for a plan administrator's failure to abide by the terms of the plan beyond what is provided in ERISA.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/03/2002
• Published 09/03/2002

Judges

• Before BOGGS, SILER, and MOORE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Rosalyn Caffey (briefed), Morrow, GA, pro se.


• For Appellees:
  
• John M. Scannapieco (briefed), Boult, Cummings, Conners & Berry PLC, Nashville, TN, for Defendant-Appellee.