Preemption is a legal term that essentially says goodbye to state law when it comes to ERISA. Unless state law is specific to insurance products, ERISA applies to your case. Forget about bad faith laws in your state. Forget about jury trials. ERISA applies. The preemption of federal law over state law is ERISA. That...
A lot of people have heard the cost of a lawyer being described as a contingency fee. That’s when the lawyer only gets paid if they recover on your behalf. Some people actually prefer to hire a lawyer by the hour. If that’s your preference, that’s also available here at Sinclair Law Firm. We have...