Judge Dismisses Emergency Air Transport Benefit Claims

Mealey's (August 6, 2019, 1:13 PM EDT) -- NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Claims seeking payment for emergency air ambulance transport between Puerto Rico and Florida from a host insurer are misdirected, lack evidence that the defendants intentionally induced conduct or are preempted, a federal judge in Connecticut held Aug. 5 in dismissing them (Estate of Carol A. Kenyon v. L+M Healthcare Health Reimbursement Account, et al., No. 19-93, D. Conn.)....