5th Circuit: ERISA Claim Moot After Texas Emergency Care Right-Of-Action Ruling

Mealey's (February 21, 2023, 1:00 PM EST) -- HOUSTON — The Texas Supreme Court’s holding on a certified question that the state’s emergency care statutes lack a private right of action requires dismissal of that claim and moots an Employee Retirement Income Security Act claim, the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said....