Conklin v. Variable Protection Administrators, Inc.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Conklin v. Variable Protection Administrators, Inc., 534 So. 2d 438 (La. 1988)
1988 La. LEXIS 2605; 1988 WL 131235
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).
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Michael CONKLIN, Steven A. Voisin and Joyce Voisin v. VARIABLE PROTECTION ADMINISTRATORS, INC., L. Ward & Associates, J. Thomas Hassell and Lonnie Thibodeaux
- Status
- Published