ESTES v. FEDERAL EXPRESS CORP.

No. 04-2582.

417 F.3d 870 (2005)

Jamie N. ESTES, Appellant, v. FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION; Kemper National Services, Inc.; Federal Express Corporation Long Term Disability Plan, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 8, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur G. Muegler, Jr., argued, St. Louis, MO, for appellant.

J. Michael Oehmler, argued, Memphis, TN, for appellee.

Before WOLLMAN, HANSEN, and RILEY, Circuit Judges.


RILEY, Circuit Judge.

Jamie N. Estes (Estes) originally filed her lawsuit in the Circuit Court for the City of St. Louis, Missouri. After the defendants removed the lawsuit to federal court, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss Estes's state law claims, contending the claims are preempted under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461, and also requesting a court order directing Estes to file an amended complaint under...

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