Carpenters Southern California Administrative Corp. V. El Capitan Development Co‪.‬

The issue presented is whether Civil Code section 3111,*fn1 which creates liens on real property in favor of trust funds established pursuant to collective bargaining agreements, is preempted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). (29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq.) We conclude that ERISA does preempt section 3111.