December 2016 Bad Faith Cases: Another Example of ERISA Pre-emption (Philadelphia Federal)

Once more, a court found that ERISA pre-empted statutory bad faith claims.

Date of Decision:  November 17, 2016

Erica A. Shore, P.C. v. Independence Blue Cross, No. 16-5224, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 160022 (E.D. Pa. Nov. 17, 2016) (McHugh, J.)