HANSEN v. GROUP HEALTH COOPERATIVE

No. 16-35684.

902 F.3d 1051 (2018)

Karen HANSEN, on her own behalf and on behalf of other similarly situated persons; Bette Joram, on her own behalf and on behalf of other similarly situated persons, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. GROUP HEALTH COOPERATIVE, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed September 4, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert H. Kirby (argued), Sound Justice Law Group PLLC, Seattle, Washington, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

James Derek Little (argued) and Medora A. Marisseau , Seattle, Washington, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before: Ronald M. Gould and Sandra S. Ikuta, Circuit Judges, and John R. Tunheim, Chief District Judge.


OPINION

Three years ago, a pair of Washington residents sued a Washington-based company under Washington law in a Washington court. The company responded by removing the case to federal court under the so-called "complete preemption" doctrine. The district court exercised jurisdiction, dismissed some of the claims...

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