New Orleans Federal Judge Remands Surgical Provider’s Lawsuit Against Humana ; Finds ERISA Does Not Preempt State Law Claims

Published by The Pellegrin Firm September 17, 2019

On September 13, 2019, New Orleans federal judge Carl J. Barbier remanded a lawsuit filed by Crescent City Surgical Centre against health insurer Humana to Louisiana state court in Jefferson Parish. Crescent alleges that in 2011 Humana began paying less than what it agreed to pay for services on the Humana provider web portal.