Debra S. Norris Barry Levi Beggs Debra S. Norris, as Guardian Ad Litem for Barry Levi Beggs, a Minor v. Guardian Life Insurance Company of America

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8 F.3d 28·1993 WL 378820·1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 34363
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitSeptember 24, 199392-55483California672 words

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Opinion

8 F.3d 28 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Debra S. NORRIS; Barry Levi Beggs; Debra S. Norris, as guardian ad litem for Barry Levi Beggs, a minor, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, Defendant-Appellee. No. 92-55483. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Sept. 24, 1993. 1 Before: BROWNING, FARRIS and KELLY, * Circuit Judges. 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Norris invoked the district court's diversity jurisdiction and alleged breach of contract, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Norris's state law claims can not survive ERISA preemption. 4 "ERISA contains one of the broadest preemption clauses ever enacted by Congress." PM Group Life Ins. Co. v. Western Growers Assur. Trust, 953 F.2d 543, 545 (9th Cir.1992) (quotation omitted). The ERISA provisions "supersede any and all State laws insofar as they may now or hereafter relate to any employee benefit plan...."…

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