FARLEY v. ARKANSAS BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD

No. 97-2787.

147 F.3d 774 (1998)

Sherrie A. FARLEY, Appellee, v. ARKANSAS BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD, A Mutual Insurance Company, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided June 30, 1998.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied July 29, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chet Allen Roberts, Little Rock, AR, argued, for Appellant.

Robert C. Compton, El Dorado, AR, argued, for Appellee.

Before BEAM, LOKEN, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied July 29, 1998.

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Sherrie A. Farley brought this action to review the denial of medical benefits under an employee benefits plan, which is governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B) (ERISA). The district court held that the claims administrator, Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield (Blue Cross), abused its discretion in denying Farley's claim...

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