FRANCISCAN SKEMP HEALTHCARE, INC. v. CENTRAL STATES JOINT BD. HEALTH AND WELFARE TRUST FUND

No. 07-3456.

538 F.3d 594 (2008)

FRANCISCAN SKEMP HEALTHCARE, INCORPORATED, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CENTRAL STATES JOINT BOARD HEALTH AND WELFARE TRUST FUND, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 31, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael W. Gill, Craig R. Steger (argued), Hale, Skemp, Hanson, Skemp & Sleik, Lacrosse, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Frederick Perillo (argued), Previant, Goldberg, Uelmen, Gratz, Miller & Brueggeman, Milwaukee, WI, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before FLAUM, KANNE, and TINDER, Circuit Judges.


TINDER, Circuit Judge.

This is a case about ERISA preemption. The plaintiff-appellant, Franciscan Skemp Healthcare, Inc. ("Franciscan Skemp"), is a healthcare provider in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The defendant-appellee, Central States Joint Board Health and Welfare Trust Fund ("Central States"), is an employee benefit plan. Sherry Romine, through her employment, was a Central States plan participant. She came to Franciscan Skemp...

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