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CARPENTER v. MODERN DROP FORGE CO.

Cause No. 2-94-CV-258-JM-2.

919 F.Supp. 1198 (1995)

Steven R. CARPENTER, Sr. and Cheryl Carpenter, as parents of Steven R. Carpenter, a minor, and Steven R. Carpenter, Sr., Individually, Plaintiffs, v. MODERN DROP FORGE COMPANY, Defendant.

United States District Court, N.D. Indiana, Hammond Division.

October 23, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott Rafferty and L. Charles Lukmann, III, Valparaiso, IN, for Plaintiffs.

Attorney for Defendant Patel — John Lloyd, IV, Hammond, IN; Attorneys for Defendant Modern Drop Forge Co. — Earl Hites, Merrillville, IN and Mark Casciari and Keri Goldstein, Chicago, IL.

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER

SPRINGMANN, United States Magistrate Judge.

In this case, the Plaintiffs are attempting to escape the application of the subrogation clause of an employee benefit plan to their recovery in a personal injury action. Modern Drop Forge created the employee benefits plan under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. (ERISA). Therefore, ERISA governs this case and preempts state law in...

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