Panel:  ERISA Claims Over Denied Medical Expenses Properly Dismissed

Mealey's (August 9, 2019, 9:54 AM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — The Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in an unpublished decision issued Aug. 6 affirmed a dismissal by a federal judge in New Jersey of allegations an employer-sponsored health care plan violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act when it failed to pay medical expenses for injuries sustained in a trip-and-fall accident (Kristine Guariglia v. Local 464A United Food and Commercial Workers Union Welfare Service Benefit Fund, No. 18-0002, 3rd Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 23470)....