Mattie Tolton and Ronald Tolton v. American Biodyne, Inc.

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• holding that ERISA preempted beneficiary's state-law claims against plan, including wrongful death, malpractice, insurance bad faith, and breach of contract
• holding that S 514(a) preempted claims for wrongful death, medical malpractice, and insurance bad faith based on a refusal to authorize treatment
• holding that ERISA preempted beneficiary’s state-law claims against plan, including wrongful death, malpractice, insurance bad faith, and breach of contract
• holding that wrongful death claim alleging a refusal to authorize certain benefits was preempted under ERISA
• “Amending a complaint after removal cures a jurisdictional defect.” (citing Brough v. United Steel Workers of Am., AFL-CIO, 437 F.2d 748, 750 (1st Cir. 1971)
• “That ERISA does not provide the full range of remedies available under state law in no way undermines ERISA preemption.”

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