Legal Opinion
Gallagher v. Empire Healthchoice Assurance, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Illinois
Decided September 11, 2018No. 16 Civ. 9105 (PGG)PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Paul G. Gardephe, United States District Judge
Plaintiff William Gallagher brings this action against Empire HealthChoice Assurance, Inc. ("Empire") under Section 502 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"), 29 U.S.C. § 1132, challenging Empire's denial of mental health benefits for wilderness therapy provided to his sixteen-year-old daughter "J.G." (Cmplt. (Dkt. No. 5) ) Plaintiff alleges that Empire's categorical exclusion of wilderness therapy violates the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (the "Parity Act"). (Id. ¶ 16) The Complaint pleads two…
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