Case: Health Care & Benefits/Assignment of Benefits (C.D. Cal.)

A federal district court in California granted in part Multiplan Inc., Viant Inc., Cigna Corporation, Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company, Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, Cigna Behavioral Health Inc., and Cigna Health Management Inc.'s motions to dismiss the Discovery House LLC, Discovery Transitions Outpatient Inc., DHP Heights LLC, MT Golden Corporation, and MT Process LLC’s action seeking plan benefits under ERISA, breach of contract, and unfair competition. The court denied the motions to dismiss the ERISA action and claims for breach of express contract and promissory estoppel, and granted the motions to dismiss the bad faith, breach of implied ...