December 2016 Bad Faith Cases: Court Explains Basis for ERISA Pre-emption (Philadelphia Federal)

The Court went over the Third Circuit’s case law history to explain why ERISA pre-empts section 8371 bad faith claims.

Date of Decision: August 1, 2016

Haase v. Metro. Life Ins. Co., No. 15-2864, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 100113 (E.D. Pa. Aug. 1, 2016) (Robreno, J.)