Pennsylvania Federal Judge: ERISA Controls Breach Of Contract, Fiduciary Duty Claims

Mealey's (November 23, 2016, 10:45 AM EST) -- PHILADELPHIA — A Pennsylvania federal judge in an opinion filed Nov. 18 denied a plaintiff’s motion to remand a case alleging improper denial of claims under an Employee Retirement Income Security Act-qualified health plan to state court, saying that claims for breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty are properly brought under ERISA (Eric A. Shore P.C. v. Independence Blue Cross, et al., No. 16-5224, E.D. Pa.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 160022)....