On April 10, 2015 a
Motion in Limine - MOTION IN LIMINE NO 1 FOR AN ORDER PRECLUDING RECOVERY OF PLAN BENEFITS AS DAMAGES
was filed
involving a dispute between
90210 Surgery Medical Center Llc,
Lanman Todd M.D.,
and
Cigna Inc.,
Innovative Care Management Inc.,
Pacific Maritime Association,
Tc3 Health Inc.,
Zenith American Solutions Inc.,
for Other Commercial/Business Tort (not fraud/ breach of contract) (General Jurisdiction)
in the District Court of Los Angeles County.
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Electronically FILED by Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles on 04/09/2019 10:40 AM Sherri R. Carter, Executive Officer/Clerk of Court, by K. Hung,Deputy Clerk
1 C. MARK HUMBERT, SBN 111093
Humbert Law Offices
2 markh@lifehealthlaw.com
The Mills Tower
3 220 Montgomery St., Ste. 1068
San Francisco, CA 94104
4 Telephone (415) 837-5433
Facsimile: (415) 837-0127
5
HORACE W. GREEN, SBN 115699
6 hgreen@brotherssmithlaw.com
BROTHERS SMITH LLP
7 2033 N. Main Street, Suite 720
Walnut Creek, California 94596
8 Telephone: 925 944 9700
Facsimile: 925 944 9701
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Date: May 3, 2019
19 Defendants. Time: 8:30 a.m.
Dept.: 52
20 Judge: Hon. Susan Bryant-Deason
21 Action Filed: April 10, 2015
Trial Date: May 15, 2019
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23 Defendant Zenith American Solutions, Inc. ("Zenith") hereby moves this Court for an
24 Order precluding Plaintiff from recovering ERISA plan benefits as damages on the grounds that,
25 to the extent that Plaintiffs causes of action seek such benefits, the Employee Retirement Income
26 Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA") preempts such causes of action.
27 I. Statement of Facts
28 Plaintiff Todd Lanman, M.D. ("Lanman") is an individual neurosurgeon (Second
DEFENDANT'S M.I.L. #1 BC578420
Category
Other Commercial/Business Tort (not fraud/ breach of contract) (General Jurisdiction)
Status
Request for Dismissal - Before Trial not following ADR or more than 60 days since ADR 06/14/2019
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Electronically FILED by Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles on 04/09/2019 10:40 AM Sherri R. Carter, Executive Officer/Clerk of Court, by K. Hung,Deputy Clerk 1 C. MARK HUMBERT, SBN 111093 Humbert Law Offices 2 markh@lifehealthlaw.com The Mills Tower 3 220 Montgomery St., Ste. 1068 San Francisco, CA 94104 4 Telephone (415) 837-5433 Facsimile: (415) 837-0127 5 HORACE W. GREEN, SBN 115699 6 hgreen@brotherssmithlaw.com BROTHERS SMITH LLP 7 2033 N. Main Street, Suite 720 Walnut Creek, California 94596 8 Telephone: 925 944 9700 Facsimile: 925 944 9701 9 Attorneys for Defendant 10 ZENITH AMERICAN SOLUTIONS, INC. 11 P-. ....:i SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA ....:i 3: ~ < < u 12 t~~ COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ::; < UJ t/)~o 13 ff1 UJ r p:: z ::i ~ c.:: z ~ ~ ...J 14 f-< r < 0 < 3: TODD LANMAN, M.D., an individual, Case No. BC578420 p:: i::o 15 Consolidated with Case No. BC578421 Plaintiff, 16 DEFENDANT'S MOTION IN LIMINE NO. v. 1 FOR AN ORDER PRECLUDING 17 RECOVERY OF PLAN BENEFITS AS PACIFIC MARITIME ASSOCIATION, et DAMAGES 18 al., Date: May 3, 2019 19 Defendants. Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept.: 52 20 Judge: Hon. Susan Bryant-Deason 21 Action Filed: April 10, 2015 Trial Date: May 15, 2019 22 23 Defendant Zenith American Solutions, Inc. ("Zenith") hereby moves this Court for an 24 Order precluding Plaintiff from recovering ERISA plan benefits as damages on the grounds that, 25 to the extent that Plaintiffs causes of action seek such benefits, the Employee Retirement Income 26 Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA") preempts such causes of action. 27 I. Statement of Facts 28 Plaintiff Todd Lanman, M.D. ("Lanman") is an individual neurosurgeon (Second DEFENDANT'S M.I.L. #1 BC578420