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· 8/6/2014

Salzer v. SSM Health Care of Oklahoma Inc.

Citations

  • 762 F.3d 1130
  • 59 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 1890
  • 2014 WL 3844011
  • 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 15122

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  • opining that the connection between Cates's claims and her ERISA plan was \too attenuated\ to support complete preemption
  • recognizing the two-part test set forth in Davila for determining whether state law claims are preempted by ERISA
  • explaining that “the propriety of removal is judged on the complaint as it stands at the time of the removal” (internal quotation marks omitted)
  • opining that the connection between Cates's claims and her ERISA plan was \too attenuated\ to support complete preemption
  • opining that the connection between Cates's claims and her ERISA plan was \too attenuated\ to support complete preemption
  • permitting a plan beneficiary to bring an ERISA claim against a healthcare provider to enforce rights under his plan

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Judges: Lucero, Murphy, Phillips

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