Sarkisyan v. CIGNA Healthcare of California, Inc.

MEMORANDUM & ORDER REGARDING MOTION TO DISMISS

GARY ALLEN FEESS, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiffs Grigor and Hilda Sarkisyan initiated the present lawsuit against defen dants CIGNA Healthcare of California, Inc. and CIGNA Healthcare, Inc. (collectively, “CIGNA”) on December 18, 2008 in Los Angeles Superior Court for injuries they suffered after their minor daughter, Nataline, died of liver failure. Plaintiffs allege that CIGNA, the administrator of Plaintiffs’ employee benefit health plan, wrongfully denied coverage for a liver transplant that may have saved Nataline’s life, and have…