peripheral are not preempted." Cromwell v. Equicor-Equitable HCA Corp., 944 F.2d 1272, 1276 (6th Cir.1991). The Sixth Circuit "has repeatedly recognized that virtually all state law claims relating to an employee benefit plan are preempted by ERISA." Id.; see also Nester v. Allegiance Healthcare Corp., 315 F.3d 610, 613 (6th Cir.2003) ("[A]ny juridical complaint for recovery of any benefits allegedly due to the plaintiff under an employee benefit plan is strictly, and exclusively, governed by ERISA jurisprudence."). State law causes of action, including promissory estoppel, breach of contract, negligent misrepresentation, and breach of good faith, "are at the very heart of issues within the scope of ERISA’s exclusive regulation and... are preempted by ERISA." Cromwell, 944 F.2d at 1276 (<HOLDING>); see also Pilot Life Ins. Co. v. Dedeaux, 481
holding that even though appellants filed suit in state court alleging  promissory estoppel negligence and breach of good faith erisa preempts these claims since they are at the heart of issues within the scope of erisas exclusive regulation holding that erisa preempts claims for breach of contract breach of duty of good faith and fair dealing and negligent misrepresentations holding that claims for promissory estoppel may be pursued under  1132a3 even where no breach of fiduciary duty is alleged holding that federal common law of erisa preempts state law in the interpretation of erisa benefit plans holding that erisa  514a preempts claims for breach of contract breach of duty of good faith and fair dealing negligence and intentional infliction of emotional distress