Howard Bloom, D.C. & Weather Vane Chiropractic, P.C. v. Cross

MCHUGH, District Judge.

The issue at the heart of this case is the enforceability of anti-assignment clauses in ERISA-governed health insurance plans. Plaintiffs are healthcare providers who brought ten claims against defendant health insurers: four purportedly arising under the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act ("ERISA") and six supplementary state law claims. Defendants initially moved under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1) and (6) to dismiss the entirety of Plaintiffs' First Amended Complaint, challenging Plaintiffs' standing under ERISA. I denied Defendants' motion at that early…