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PILOT LIFE INS. CO. v. DEDEAUX

No. 85-1043.

481 U.S. 41 (1987)

PILOT LIFE INSURANCE CO. v. DEDEAUX

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 6, 1987

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Nolan, Jr., argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Paul J. Ondrasik, Jr., Antonia B. Ianniello, George F. Woodliff III, and David L. Bacon.

William C. Walker, Jr., argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was William L. Denton.*

Solicitor General Fried, Deputy Solicitor General Kuhl, Christopher J. Wright, George R. Salem, and Allen H. Feldman filed a brief for the United States as amicus curiae.

JUSTICE O'CONNOR delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case presents the question whether the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 88 Stat. 829, as amended, 29 U. S. C. § 1001 et seq., pre-empts state common law tort and contract actions asserting improper processing of a claim for benefits under an insured employee benefit plan.

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In March 1975, in Gulfport, Mississippi...

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