Legal Opinion
Rojas v. Cigna Health & Life Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 15, 2015No. Docket No. 14-3455PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WESLEY, Circuit Judge:
The issue in this appeal is whether doctors, as healthcare providers, are beneficiaries of their patients’ health-insurance plans such that they have standing to seek relief under Section 502 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B). Under the circumstances of this case, they are not.
BACKGROUND
Henry L. Rojas and Mitchell K. Rosen are physicians licensed in the State of New York and are co-owners of H & L Rojas, M.D., P.C. (collectively, “Rojas”). Rojas is an in-network healthcare provider with *255Cigna Health and Life…
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