Legal Opinion

Easter v. Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca Prepaid Health Plan

District Court, N.D. New York

Decided November 15, 2016No. 5:14-CV-1403 (BKS/TWD)PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM-DECISION AND ORDER

Hon. Brenda K. Sannes, United States District Court Judge:

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Jennifer Easter brings this action on behalf of her son, B.E., under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001, et seq. In the Second Amended Complaint, Plaintiffs allege that Defendants Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca Prepaid Health Plan (“Plan”), Cayuga Medical Center (“CMC”),1 and Excellus Health Plan, Inc. (“Excellus”) violated ERISA with their “denial of Plaintiffs’ claims for medical benefits and failure to provide requested information.”…

2Cases cited53 opinions

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