· 9/7/2004

James Barber v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America

Citations

383 F.3d 134
33 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 1776
2004 U.S. App. LEXIS 18827
2004 WL 1964500

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determining that conflict preemption forecloses a state law claim for bad faith even if the law regulates insurance under the savings clause
holding preempted a state remedy that permitted ERISA-plan participants to recover punitive damages for bad faith conduct
Pennsylvania bad faith statute preempted

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Judges: Scirica, Rendell, Alarcón

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