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INGRAM v. AMERICAN CHAMBERS LIFE INS. CO.

1930194.

643 So.2d 575 (1994)

Joe INGRAM, et al. v. AMERICAN CHAMBERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, et al.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied June 17, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Darron C. Hendley, Montgomery.

Forrest S. Latta and James W. Lampkin II of Pierce, Carr & Alford, P.C., Mobile, for American Chamber Life Ins. Co.

J. Allen Schreiber and Daniel S. Wolter of Lloyd, Schreiber & Gray, P.C., Birmingham, for Stevenson Ins. Agency, Inc.

Ted Taylor and Leah O. Taylor of Taylor & Roberson, Prattville, for amicus curiae Alabama Trial Lawyers Ass'n.

Richard S. Manley of Manley, Trager & Perry, Demopolis, and J. Mark Hart of Spain, Gillon, Grooms, Blan & Nettles, Birmingham, for amicus curiae Alabama Defense Lawyers Ass'n.

S. Eason Balch, Jr., Birmingham, and Jaime Ruth Ebenstein and Mark E. Schmidtke, Boca Raton, FL, for amicus curiae Business Council of Alabama.

SHORES, Justice.

The issue in this case is whether a state-law claim of fraud in the inducement is preempted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. ("ERISA").

Joseph J. Ingram, Jr., and Janet Ingram and their minor daughter, Jill Ingram, each own one-third of Ingram Demolition, Inc. The Ingrams took out a group health insurance policy for Ingram Demolition with American Chambers Life Insurance Company. The policy...

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