Willie Lee Tinsley v. General Motors Corporation Metropolitan Life, Beulah Calloway, Third-Party

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• concluding that claims contesting beneficiary designation validity, under theories of forgery and undue influence, were preempted by ERISA
• concluding that claims contesting beneficiary designation validity, under theories of forgery and undue influence, were preempted by ERISA
• explaining that federal common law applied given that the dispute involved ERISA but “because there is no established federal common law in this circuit dealing with forgery and undue influence in the designation of beneficiaries, we look to state-law principles for guidance”
• creating common-law standard for undue influence exerted by beneficiaries of life insurance policy
• “claims touching on the designation of a beneficiary of an ERISA-governed plan fall under ERISA's broad preemptive reach and are consequently governed by federal law”
• “claims touching on the designation of a beneficiary of an ERISA-governed plan fall under ERISA's broad preemptive reach and are consequently governed by federal law”

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