LHC Group, Inc. v. Bayer Corp.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 LHC GROUP, INC., Case No. 21-cv-03877-HSG
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
REMAND
v. Re: Dkt. No. 22 BAYER CORP., et al., Defendants.
12 Before the Court is Plaintiff LHC Group, Inc.’s motion to remand this case to Alameda County Superior Court. See Dkt. No. 22 (“Mot.”). The motion has been fully briefed, Dkt. Nos. 29 (“Opp.”), 33 (“Reply”), and the Court heard oral argument. Dkt. No. 38. For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS the motion. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff is the administrator of a healthcare benefit plan governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, also known as ERISA. Under the ERISA plan, Plaintiff reimburses plan members for expenses they incur for medical treatment. Plan members also agree to assign Plaintiff their rights to bring personal injury claims on their behalf against third parties. Plaintiff brings state-law tort claims on behalf of its plan members against…