Danca v. Private Health Care Systems, Inc.

STAHL, Circuit Judge.

In this difficult case, plaintiffs Pamela Danca and members of her family (collectively, plaintiffs) seek to hold defendants-appellees Phoenix Home Life Mutual Insurance Company (Phoenix) and Private Healthcare Systems Inc. (PHSI) responsible for allegedly negligent medical deci-sionmaking in the course of a precertification requirement apparently mandated by an ERISA-governed health plan. After careful consideration, we affirm the decision of the district court that the state law claims be dismissed.

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Introduction

Because the record is largely undeveloped, we cull our…