Liu
Liu v. Kaiser Permanente Employees Pension Plan for The Permanente Medical Group, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 SHERRY YALI LIU, Case No. 23-cv-03109-AMO
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
v. DISMISS
KAISER PERMANENTE EMPLOYEES Re: Dkt. No.
PENSION PLAN FOR THE
PERMANENTE MEDICAL GROUP, INC., et al., 12 Defendants. 13 This case arises under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”). Defendants’ motion to dismiss was heard before this Court on May 16, 2024. Having read the papers filed by the parties and carefully considered their arguments therein and those made at the hearing, as well as the relevant legal authority, the Court hereby GRANTS the motion to dismiss for the following reasons. I. BACKGROUND1 Plaintiff Sherry Yali Liu is the surviving sister of decedent Ya-Xia Liu. First Am. Compl. (“FAC,” ECF 25) ¶ 3. Defendant Kaiser Permanente Employees Pension Plan For The Permanente Medical Group, Inc. (the “Plan”) is a pension plan organized under ERISA. FAC ¶ 4. Defendant Kaiser Foundation Health Plan,…