"While the conclusion reached by the court in Guy is consistent with well-established public policy, state appellate courts in Ohio and Oregon found the ruling in Egelhoff meant that state slayer laws were preempted because they related to employee benefit plans.... [T]his issue could be resolved in one of two ways -- either the Supreme Court can issue a definitive opinion on ERISA preemption that clears up the confusion, or Congress could pass a federal slayer statute since ERISA preemption applies only to state law." [Standard Insurance Co. v. Guy, No. 21-5562 (6th Cir. Aug. 19, 2024)]  MORE >>