ERISA Claims For Benefits, Equitable Relief Proceed In Residential Treatment Case

Mealey's (July 23, 2019, 10:35 AM EDT) -- BOSTON — Whether a health plan covers an adolescent’s residential treatment requires a deeper dive into the facts, a federal judge in Massachusetts said July 19 in permitting an Employee Retirement Income Security Act benefit claim and saying dismissing the equitable relief at this stage of the litigation was premature (Brent S., et al. v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Inc., No. 17-11569, D. Mass., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 120415)....