9th Circuit: ERISA Preempts State Law Claims In Case Over Alleged Fee-Forgiving

(June 5, 2024, 10:07 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Issuing separate rulings regarding Employee Retirement Income Security Act preemption and recovery of plan benefits, a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel upheld summary judgment for defendants in a health insurance dispute reportedly involving more than $8.6 million in unreimbursed claims from a substance abuse treatment center and alleged fee-forgiving....