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Supreme Court· 6/2/1997

Boggs v. Boggs

Citations

  • 520 U.S. 833
  • 117 S. Ct. 1754
  • 138 L. Ed. 2d 45
  • 1997 U.S. LEXIS 3396

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  • deciding that ERISA preempts conflicting state law, but not relying on ERISA's express preemption clause to reach that result
  • deciding that ERISA preempts conflicting state law, but not relying on ERISA's express preemption clause to reach that result
  • holding that state community property law that interfered with objectives of ERISA was preempted based on obstacle preemption
  • holding that there was no need to reach the Section 514 preemption issue when state law conflicted with the anti-alienation provision
  • holding that ERISA pension law preempted conflicting Louisiana community property law that allowed for the transfer of ERISA plan proceeds
  • recognizing that preemption is required where compliance with both federal and state regulations is a physical impossibility

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Judges: Kennedy, Breyer, O'Connor, Ginsburg, Ii-B-

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