Judge Dismisses UCL Claim In Health Insurance Benefit Assignability Case

Mealey's (May 2, 2018, 1:37 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — While not preempted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, substance abuse providers’ California unfair competition law (UCL) claim alleging that insurers misrepresented the assignability of health insurance benefits falls short of pleading an injury for standing purposes, a California federal judge held May 1 in dismissing the claim with prejudice (Dual Diagnosis Treatment Center Inc., et al. v. Blue Cross of California, et al., No. 15-736, C.D. Calif.)....