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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA TABLE OF CONTENTS & AUTHORITIES IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS' OPPOSITION TO MOTION TO DISMISS Sussman v. Health Net of California, Inc. Federal Case No. 08 CV 0392

Description TABLE OF AUTHORITIES FACTS LEGAL ARGUMENT A. The Defendant's jurisdictional attack should be rejected B. The Plaintiff's Claims are not Pre-empted CONCLUSION

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TABLE OF AUTHORITIES FEDERAL CASES Bolden v. Healthspring of Alabama Inc. 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 77950 (S.D. Ala. 2007) Clay v. Permanente Medical Group 2007 WL 4374273 (N.D. Cal. 2007) Dial v. Healthspring of Alabama Inc. 501 Fed. Supp. 2d 1348 (S.D. Ala. 2007) 4. Drissi v. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Inc. 2008 WL 54382 (N.D. 2007) Harris v. Pacificare Life & Health Ins. Co., et al., Civil Action 2:06-956-ID, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 73383 (M.D. Ala., 2007) Lassiter v. Pacificare Life & Health Ins. Co. 2007 US Dist LEXIS 91970 (M.D. Ala. 2007) In re; Lipron Mfg. & Sales Practices Litig. 295 Fed Supp 2d 148,78 (2003) Masey v. Humana, Inc. 2007 US Dist. LEXIS 63556 (M.D. Fla. 2007) Safe Air v. Meyer 373 Fed 3d 1035 (9th Cir. 2004) Williams v. Viva Health Ins. Co. 2008 US Dist. LEXIS 5639 (S.D. Ala. 2008) STATE CASES Love v. Fire Ins. Exch. 221 Cal App 3d 1136, 49 (1990) McCall v. Pacificare of California 25 Cal 4th 412 (2001) 6 12 10 5 9 9 11 10 12 9 12 Page 9

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Prudential Ins. Co. of Am. v. Superior Court 98 Cal App 4th 585,605 (2002) Zolezzi v. Pacificare of California 105 Cal App 4th 573 (2003) TABLE OF AUTHORITIES Statute California Business and Professions Code § 17200 et seq

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