Case Name: In re ESTATE OF Paul J. SAUERS, III Deceased Petition of Jodie L. Sauers
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 2009-09-11
Citations: 603 Pa. 58
Docket Number: No. 331 MAL 2009
Parties: In re ESTATE OF Paul J. SAUERS, III Deceased Petition of Jodie L. Sauers.
Judges: 
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 603
Pages: 58–59

Head Matter:
981 A.2d 1279
In re ESTATE OF Paul J. SAUERS, III Deceased Petition of Jodie L. Sauers.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Sept. 11, 2009.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
AND NOW, this lltli day of September, 2009, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is hereby GRANTED, The issues, rephrased and combined for clarity, are as follows:
1) Whether, and to what degree, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 29 U.S.C.S. § 1001-1461 preempts Section 6111.2 of the Probate, Estates and Fiduciaries Code, 20 Pa.C.S. § 101-8815?
2) Does an estate have the capacity to initiate legal action on behalf of a contingent beneficiary of a life insurance policy?