Judge Remands Implied Insurance Contract Claims As Outside ERISA

(February 23, 2017, 2:43 PM EST) -- NEWARK, N.J. — A neurosurgical specialist’s claim seeking payment for out-of-network care is based on an implied contract providing a separate and independent basis for recovery and thus is not preempted by ERISA, a federal judge in New Jersey held Feb. 17 in remanding the case (North Jersey Brain & Spine Center v. Aetna Life Insurance Co., et al., No. 16-1544, D. N.J., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 22710)....

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