Couple’s ERISA Case For Inpatient Treatment Largely Rejected By Judge

Mealey's (September 24, 2019, 2:07 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge in Louisiana largely rejected a couple’s Employee Retirement Income Act claims in Sept. 19 and 24 rulings and found that the law’s conflict preemption statute doomed the state law claims (Soileau & Associates LLC, et al. v. Louisiana Health Service & Indemnity Co., Nos. 18-310, 18-7613, E.D. La., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 159622)....