Legal Opinion
Brown v. BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 27, 2016No. 15-5739PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROTH, Circuit Judge.
Healthcare provider Harrogate Family Practice, LLC, and its owner, Amanda Brown (collectively Harrogate), brought suit under Section 502 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to inter alia, enjoin Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee (Blue Cross) from recouping payments for services Har-rogate provided to Blue Cross members. The district court dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, finding that Harrogate lacked standing under ERISA. On appeal, Harrogate argues that it has direct standing to sue as an ERISA beneficiary or, in the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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