United States Third Circuit

A claim that a HMO delayed providing benefits considers the administration of benefits, rather than the quality of medical treatment performed, so ERISA completely preempts such a claim.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/27/2001
• Published 03/27/2001

Judges

• Before SLOVITER, AMBRO and WEIS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jerrold D. Goldstein (Argued), North Plainfield, NJ, Attorneys for Appellant., Edward S. Wardell (Argued), Kelley, Wardell & Craig, Haddonfield, NJ, Attorney for U.S. Healthcare, Inc., Melvin Greenberg (Argued), Greenberg, Dauber Epstein & Tucker, Newark, NJ, Attorney for Medemerge, P.A., John Pilla, M.D., Carol E. Sgambelluri, M.D., and Kent R. Ellis, M.D.


• For Appellees:
  
• Herbert J. Stern, Stern & Greenberg, Roseland, NJ, Attorney for Amicus Curiae Appellee The Medical Society of New Jersey.