Mealey's (December 12, 2017, 11:20 AM EST) -- RALEIGH, N.C. — After finding that a laboratory failed to show that it received a valid assignment of benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, a North Carolina federal judge on Dec. 7 dismissed its claims against a group of insurers in relation to allegedly unpaid amounts for services rendered (AvuTox LLC v. Cigna Health and Life Insurance Co., et al., No. 5:17-CV-250, E.D. N.C., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 201296)....