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· 5/15/1996

Jackie SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. TEXAS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, Defendant-Appellant, and UNUM Life Insurance Company, Defendant

Citations

  • 84 F.3d 152
  • 20 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 1271
  • 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 11331
  • 1996 WL 255024

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  • “[A] state-law claim by an ERISA plan participant against her employer is preempted when based upon a denial of benefits under the defendant’s ERISA plan.”

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Judges: Politz, Higginbotham, Smith

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