Judge Finds Vague ERISA Claims Don’t Put Insurer On Notice Of Claims

Mealey's (February 2, 2018, 2:22 PM EST) -- ATLANTA — A hospital’s general references to Employee Retirement Income Security Act plans is not sufficiently specific to put a health care insurer on notice of the claims against it, and requiring at least a summary of the number of plans in question would not hamper judicial efficiency, a federal judge in Georgia held Jan. 30 in dismissing the case (Polk Medical Center Inc. v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia Inc., et al., No. 17-3692, N.D. Ga., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14461)....