Breach Of Contract Claims Preempted By ERISA, North Carolina Federal Judge Says

GREENSBORO, N.C. - A North Carolina federal judge on March 26 determined that a disability claimant's breach of contract allegations are preempted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act because the claimant is suing to recover benefits under plans governed by ERISA (Stacie Lawrence v. Randolph Hospital Inc., No. 17-363, M.D. N.C.).
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