Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1988

Conklin v. Variable Protection Administrators, Inc.

Conklin v. Variable Protection Administrators, Inc.
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided December 9, 1988
534 So. 2d 438; 1988 La. LEXIS 2605; 1988 WL 131235 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Conklin v. Variable Protection Administrators, Inc.

Opinion of the Court

In re Hassell, J. Thomas; Thibodeaux, Lonnie; — Defendants); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writs; Parish of Terrebonne, 32nd Judicial District Court, Div. “B”, No. 86,948; to the Court of Appeal, First Circuit, No. CW88 1291.

Granted. The judgment of the trial court is reversed, and judgment is rendered maintaining the exception to jurisdiction over the subject matter. ERISA preempts plaintiffs’ state law claims. See Pilot Life Insurance Co. v. Dedeaux, 481 U.S. 41, 107 S.Ct. 1549, 95 L.Ed.2d 39 (1987), and Belasco v. W.K.P. Wilson & Sons, Inc., 833 F.2d 277 (11th Cir. 1987).

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