Judge: Hospital Has Standing To Sue Insurer For Breach Of Fiduciary Duty Under ERISA

Mealey's (February 7, 2017, 12:11 PM EST) -- DAVENPORT, Iowa — A federal judge in Iowa on Jan. 7 held that a hospital has standing to sue its health benefits plan sponsor and administrator for breach of fiduciary duty under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (Keokuk Area Hospital Inc. v. Two Rivers Insurance Company, d/b/a Employee Benefit Systems, Inc., No. 16-00066, S.D. Iowa, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2449)....