Federal Judge Remands Contract Breach, UCL Claims That Don’t Derive From ERISA

Mealey's (March 12, 2021, 4:12 PM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — A California federal judge on March 2 remanded an addiction treatment provider’s complaint against an insurer for breach of contract and violations of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) to state court after finding that the suit was improperly removed because the provider’s claims could not have been brought under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act....