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BioHealth Medical Laboratory, Inc. et al v. Connecticut General Life Insurance Company et al

MEMORANDUM of Law in Opposition re MOTION TO DISMISS 1 Complaint, FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM

24 Cited authorities

  1. Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

    550 U.S. 544 (2007)   Cited 280,791 times   369 Legal Analyses
    Holding that allegations of conduct that are merely consistent with wrongdoing do not state a claim unless "placed in a context that raises a suggestion of" such wrongdoing

  2. Erickson v. Pardus

    551 U.S. 89 (2007)   Cited 65,504 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a complaint must "give the defendant fair notice of what the . . . claim is and the grounds upon which it rests"

  3. Varity Corp. v. Howe

    516 U.S. 489 (1996)   Cited 2,428 times   33 Legal Analyses
    Holding that ERISA fiduciaries may have duties to disclose information about plan prospects that they have no duty, or even power, to change

  4. Day v. Taylor

    400 F.3d 1272 (11th Cir. 2005)   Cited 1,032 times
    Holding that the district "court may consider a document attached to a" motion to dismiss without converting the motion into one for summary judgment if the attached document is central to the plaintiffs claim and undisputed"

  5. Cagle v. Bruner

    112 F.3d 1510 (11th Cir. 1997)   Cited 204 times
    Holding that district court erred in construing ambiguities against drafter under arbitrary and capricious review

  6. Kemp v. International Business Machines Corp.

    109 F.3d 708 (11th Cir. 1997)   Cited 198 times
    Holding that "non-ERISA benefits do not fall within ERISA's reach merely because they are included in a multibenefit plan along with ERISA benefits"

  7. Jones v. Am. General Life and Acc. Ins. Co.

    370 F.3d 1065 (11th Cir. 2004)   Cited 140 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding courts must analyze allegations supporting § 1132 claims to determine if also sufficient to state a claim under § 1132(B) regardless of relief sought and irrespective of allegations supporting other claims

  8. Katz v. Comprehensive Plan of Group Ins

    197 F.3d 1084 (11th Cir. 1999)   Cited 126 times
    Holding that even the unrealized prospect of relief under Section a renders relief under Section a unavailable

  9. Ogden v. Blue Bell Creameries U.S.A., Inc.

    348 F.3d 1284 (11th Cir. 2003)   Cited 68 times
    Holding that plaintiffs could not assert a claim under § 1132, even though their claim under § 1132(B) was barred by res judicata, because § 1132(B) provided them with an adequate remedy when plaintiffs' cause of action arose

  10. Variety Children's v. Century Med. Hlth. Plan

    57 F.3d 1040 (11th Cir. 1995)   Cited 77 times
    Holding fraud and misrepresentation claims were defensively preempted by ERISA

  11. Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 8   Cited 164,455 times   197 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."

  12. Section 1132 - Civil enforcement

    29 U.S.C. § 1132   Cited 26,791 times   175 Legal Analyses
    Holding liable "[a]ny administrator" who fails to provide documents in a timely manner

  13. Section 1320d - Definitions

    42 U.S.C. § 1320d   Cited 704 times   19 Legal Analyses
    Defining "individually identifiable health information"

  14. Section 768.76 - Collateral sources of indemnity

    Fla. Stat. § 768.76   Cited 135 times   10 Legal Analyses
    Defining a collateral source as, among other things, "[a]ny contract or agreement of any group, organization, partnership, or corporation to provide, pay for, or reimburse the costs of hospital, medical, dental, or other health care services."

  15. Section 2560.503-1 - Claims procedure

    29 C.F.R. § 2560.503-1   Cited 2,892 times   79 Legal Analyses
    Adopting the requirements of 29 C.F.R. § 2560.503-1