Federal Judge Enters Partial Award In Residential Care Case

Mealey's (November 24, 2020, 1:38 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Neither the Employee Retirement Income Security Act nor the specific plan in question supports awarding the full billed amount for residential care, but the evidence supports an award of $142,205 plus interest based on other single case agreements the insurer entered into, a federal judge in California said Nov. 19 (Jamie F. v. UnitedHealthcare Insurance Co., No. 19-1111, N.D. Calif., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 217170)....