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LÓPEZ-MUÑOZ v. TRIPLE-S SALUD, INC.

No. 13-1417.

754 F.3d 1 (2014)

Raquel LÓPEZ-MUÑOZ and Orlando Ríos-Walker, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. TRIPLE-S SALUD, INC., Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

May 9, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

José Vázquez García , for appellants.

Cesar T. Alcover , with whom Casellas Alcover & Burgos, P.S.C. was on brief, for appellee.

Before HOWARD, SELYA and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

In this matter of first impression within our circuit, we confront the question of whether the Federal Employees Health Benefits Act of 1959 (FEHBA), 5 U.S.C. §§ 8901-8914, completely preempts local-law tort and contract claims arising out of a refusal by an FEHBA insurer to cover a medical procedure. Concluding that complete preemption does not exist, we reverse the orders appealed from and direct the district court to remand the action...

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