12/8/2000: ERISA's Reach Limited to United States, so Canadian's State Law Claims Against ERISA Plan Stand (Thompson Publishing Group)Excerpt: "Because ERISA's preemptive scope did not extend outside of the United States, a federal district court ruled that a Canadian physician who treated an American citizen in Canada could pursue state law misrepresentation claims against a Pennsylvania-based group health plan."
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