Citing Lack Of ERISA Claims, Judge Sends Surgery Provider’s Suit To State Court

Mealey's (July 23, 2019, 10:14 AM EDT) -- TRENTON, N.J. — An anti-assignment provision prevents a surgery provider from becoming an Employee Retirement Income Security Act beneficiary, and nowhere does it allege a colorable claim under the law, a federal judge in New Jersey said July 16 in adopting a magistrate judge’s report and recommendation (East Coast Advanced Plastic Surgery v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, et al., No. 19-6175, D. N.J.)....