Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Lackawanna County March 31, 2000, no. 98 Civil 733 (Brewer v. Geisinger Clinic Inc.)

COTTONE, S.J.,

This court is called upon to address a number of issues raised by various defendants via preliminary objections. The defendant, Geisinger Health Plan, has raised several objections to the complaint. First, it asserts that the plaintiffs’ cause of action against it relates to an employee benefit plan and is, therefore, preempted under section 514(a) of ERISA, 29 U.S.C. § 1144(a).