Lab Seeking COVID Test Reimbursement Allowed To Try To Establish ERISA Standing

Mealey's ( August 30, 2024, 12:59 PM EDT) -- NEWARK, N.J. — A medical testing laboratory seeking reimbursement for COVID-19 testing from two insurers filed a second amended complaint after a New Jersey federal judge terminated the insurers’ motion dismiss, concluding that further amendment of the complaint could resolve a question of whether the laboratory has derivative standing under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)....