Legal Opinion
North Jersey Brain & Spine Center v. Aetna, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 11, 2015No. 14-2101PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHAGARES, Circuit Judge.
This is an action for unpaid insurance benefits brought under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001, et seq. Plaintiff North Jersey Brain & Spine Center (“NJBSC”) appeals an order entered by the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey dismissing its complaint for lack of standing under ERISA. The question presented on appeal is whether a patient’s explicit assignment of payment of insurance benefits to her healthcare provider, without direct reference to the right to file suit, is sufficient to give…
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