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STURGIS v. HERMAN MILLER, INC.

No. 90-15054.

943 F.2d 1127 (1991)

M.C. STURGIS, et al., Plaintiff-Appellants, v. HERMAN MILLER, INC., NVE Constructors, Inc., Columbia Steel Fabricators, Inc., Does 1-20; Doe 16, Lawyers Surety Company, Defendant-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided September 3, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick M. Hevesy, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellants.

Aldo Branch, and Richard M. Peekema, San Jose, Cal., for defendant-appellees.

Before PREGERSON, NOONAN, and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges.

DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge:

This appeal presents the issue whether the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA") preempts a California statute that grants an employee trust, established pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement, a mechanic's lien to collect unpaid employer contributions due for employee fringe benefits. After finding that ERISA preempted the state lien statute, the district court dismissed an action brought by M.C. Sturgis...

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