Judge: Health Care Network’s Florida Deceptive Acts Law Claims Survive Dismissal

Mealey's (December 9, 2020, 2:19 PM EST) -- MIAMI — A lawsuit alleging that two re-pricing entities deceive providers by prominently displaying a well-known payment system while understating limitations the plan places on compensation satisfies Florida deceptive practices law claims and is not preempted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, a federal judge in Florida said Dec. 3 (South Broward Hospital District, et al. v. ELAP Services LLC, et al., No. 20-61007, S.D. Fla., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 226859)....