Judge: Whether Direct Payments Waived Assignment Clause Too Much For Dismissal

Mealey's (June 2, 2021, 12:54 PM EDT) -- NEWARK, N.J. — Whether an insurer’s direct payments to an out-of-network provider waived an anti-assignment clause involves factual questions not appropriate at the motion to dismiss stage, a federal judge in New Jersey said May 28 in partially granting dismissal after finding that the plaintiff inadequately pleaded several claims....