Case: Health Care & Benefits/Preemption (D.S.C.)

The District of South Carolina denied AmWINS LLC, AmWINS Group Benefits Inc., AmWINS Group Benefits LLC, AmWINS Connect Administrators Inc., Beckham Insurance Group LLC, BIG Insurance Group LLC, Roscommon Member Plan Master Trust, Roscommon Insurance Company, and Stone Mountain Risk LLC’s motion to dismiss First Reliance Bank and First Reliance Bank Welfare Benefit Plan’s ERISA action for breach of contract, breach of contract accompanied by a fraudulent act, bad faith denial of insurance claims, tortious interference with contractual relations, civil conspiracy, benefits and attorneys’ fees, and breach of fiduciary duty. The court rejected the argument that the state claims are ...