Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Authier v. Ginsberg
Authier v. Ginsberg, 474 U.S. 888 (1985)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1985-10-07
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- holding state law wrongful discharge claim based upon allegation that employer discharged plaintiff who was the plan fiduciary for complying with ERISA provisions was preempted by ERISA
- agreeing with Marshall, but distinguishing the plaintiffs claim as not being a “failure to install” claim because the defendant had already installed a beacon light which later failed to work
- ERISA preempts state-law claim for wrongful discharge where public policy violated by discharge was established by ERISA
- state law wrongful discharge claim based upon allegation that employer discharged plaintiff for complying with ERISA fiduciary duty provisions preempted by ERISA
- “Congress used ‘relate to’ in its broadest sense”
- common law action for wrongful discharge preempted
- breach of fiduciary duty claim
- wrongful discharge claim is preempted
Citator
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- Cited by
- 52 opinions
C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari denied.
Justice O’Connor took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.