LANGSTON v. WILSON McSHANE CORP.

No. A07-2034.

776 N.W.2d 684 (2009)

Patricia Ann LANGSTON, Appellant, v. WILSON McSHANE CORPORATION, as Administrator for the Twin Cities Carpenters and Joiners Pension Fund, and the Twin Cities Carpenters and Joiners Pension Fund, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

December 10, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas F. DeVincke, Bonner & Borhart, LLP, Minneapolis, MN, for appellant.

Pamela Hodges Nissen, Amanda R. Cefalu, Anderson, Helgen, Davis & Nissen, LLC, Minneapolis, MN, for respondents.


OPINION

GILDEA, Justice.

The question presented in this case is whether state courts have subject matter jurisdiction under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) to review a plan administrator's determination that a proposed qualified domestic relations order (QDRO) is not "qualified" for purposes of ERISA. The district court held that state courts have concurrent jurisdiction with federal courts to review such decisions by plan administrators...

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