Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Supreme Court rules federal insurance beneficiary statute preempts Virginia law
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website] ruled [opinion, PDF] Monday in Hillman v. Maretta [SCOTUSblog backgrounder] that a Virginia law insurance beneficiary law is preempted by the Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Act of 1954 (FEGLIA) [text]. Jacqueline Hillman was widowed by her husband, Warren Hillman. Warren's ex-wife, Judy Maretta, was designated the beneficiary for his FEGLIA proceeds. Hillman sued under Va. Code Ann. § 10-111.1(D) [text], which the Virginia Supreme Court ruled was preempted by FEGLIA. In an...
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