9th Circuit Vacates, Remands Dismissal Of ERISA Case Against Insurer

Mealey's (July 6, 2020, 9:02 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — In a June 30 summary disposition, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals found that a California federal judge erred in dismissing with prejudice allegations that Blue Cross of California improperly denied benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act when it drastically underpaid a claim by an insured (California Spine and Neurosurgery Institute v. Blue Cross of California, No. 19-15192, 9th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 20533)....

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