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· 6/24/1983

Franchise Tax Bd. of Cal. v. Construction Laborers Vacation Trust for Southern Cal.

Citations

  • 463 U.S. 1
  • 103 S. Ct. 2841
  • 77 L. Ed. 2d 420
  • 1983 U.S. LEXIS 83
  • 51 U.S.L.W. 4945
  • 4 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 1604

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  • holding that preemption under § 514(a) does not permit removal when the plaintiff's state claim falls without the scope of ERISA's civil remedy provisions
  • holding that preemption under § 514(a) does not permit removal when the plaintiff's state claim falls without the scope of ERISA's civil remedy provisions
  • concluding that the district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over a lawsuit brought by state tax authorities for a declaratory judgment involving an ERISA-covered employee benefit plan
  • holding that ERISA did not preempt a state law cause of action outside the scope of § 502(a)
  • holding that ERISA preemption without more does not convert a state claim into an action arising under federal law
  • holding that “federal courts should not entertain suits by the States to declare the validity of their regulations despite possibly conflicting federal law”

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Judges: Brennan

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