Johnson v. CBRE, Inc.

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• recognizing that federal question jurisdiction exists when Congress has clearly manifested an intent to make certain actions removable
• holding that the preemptive force of ERISA is so powerful as to displace entirely any state cause of action for purposes of a federal court’s removal jurisdiction
• holding that a common law contract claim for recovery of benefits was preempted by ERISA
• holding that § 502 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C.A. § 1132, completely pre-empts state law claims
• holding that in cases in which ERISA applies, a case may be removed to federal court even though only state law claims appear in the compliant
• holding that Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) preempts an employee’s common-law contract and tort claims arising from employer’s insurer’s termination of disability benefits, establishing federal jurisdiction

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