United States Seventh Circuit

The phrase, "you may file in a state or federal court" is a statutorily required disclosure of an employee's ERISA rights rather than a forum selection clause. It does not permit this plaintiff to avoid removal from the forum where she chose to file.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/07/2004
• Decided 02/02/2004
• Published 02/02/2004

Judges

• FLAUM, Chief Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and MANION and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Lance R. Mallon,Elizabeth Parker (argued), Mallon Law Firm, Wood River, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Steven P. Mandell, Michael A. Rakov (argued), Mandell, Menkes & Surdyk, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.