(California Court of Appeal) - Affirming the grant of summary judgment to the defendants in a suit where a medical organization sought payment for health care services if to persons eligible for benefits under the Pacific Maritime Association Welfare blueprint because state law causes of action seeking to recover unpaid benefits under a welfare benefit blueprint regulated under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act are generally conflict preeempted and the claims that were not preempted failed to set up a dispute of material fact.
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