3rd Circuit Panel: Probate Exception Bars ERISA Claim In Widow’s Suit Over Estate

Mealey's (December 8, 2022, 7:03 AM EST) -- PHILADELPHIA — Ruling in part that the “probate exception” bars an Employee Retirement Income Security Act claim, a Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel upheld dismissal of a widow’s suit over her late husband’s estate that included claims under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO)....