Legal Opinion
López-Muñoz v. Triple-S Salud, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 9, 2014No. 13-1417PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
In this matter of first impression within our circuit, we confront the question of whether the Federal Employees Health Benefits Act of 1959 (FEHBA), 5 U.S.C. §§ 8901-8914, completely preempts local-law tort and contract claims arising out of a refusal by an FEHBA insurer to cover a medical procedure. Concluding that complete preemption does not exist, we reverse the orders appealed from and direct the district court to remand the action to the Puerto Rico Court of First Instance.
I. BACKGROUND
In 2009, physicians diagnosed plaintiff-appellant Raquel López-Muñoz with morbid…
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