Conclusory Statements Can’t Establish Valid Benefit Assignments, Judge Says

(July 13, 2021, 10:52 AM EDT) -- TRENTON, N.J. — Conclusory statements do not establish the existence of assignment of rights where plaintiffs have not produced a single valid document for any of the 11 individuals, a federal judge in New Jersey said July 9 in dismissing Employee Retirement Income Security Act claims in a health insurance coverage case....