W.A. Griffin, MD v. Southern Company Services, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Non-Argument Calendar.
1Per curiam
Proceeding pro se, Dr. W.A. Griffin appeals the dismissal of her complaint under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a). After careful consideration, we affirm. 1
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Dr. Griffin, who operates a dermatology practice in Atlanta, Georgia, treated seven patients insured under a Southern Company Services, Inc. (“Southern Company”) sponsored group health benefit plan (the “Plan”). 2 Dr. Griffin is an out-of-network provider under the Plan. She required each patient to execute an assignment of benefits that “assign[ed] and convey[ed]” to her “all medical…
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