Federal Judge Found That POA Not Sufficient To Bring ERISA Suit Against Insurer

Mealey's ( March 31, 2023, 2:05 PM EDT) -- CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — A New York federal judge on March 30 granted Cigna’s motion to dismiss an ERISA suit filed against it by a physician acting as an agent for his patient pursuant to a power of attorney (POA), finding that “without a valid assignment of Patient’s claim, he lacks a cause of action under ERISA Section 1132(a)(1)(B).”...