SAVARINO v. BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD

No. 98 CA 0635.

730 So.2d 1083 (1999)

Darlene D. SAVARINO v. BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF LOUISIANA INC. As Louisiana Health Service and Indemnity Co.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

April 1, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rodney C. Cashe, Ashley A. Edwards, Hammond, Counsel for defendant/appellant, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Louisiana.

Gino J. Rendeiro, New Orleans, Counsel for plaintiff/appellee, Darlene Savarino.

Before: CARTER, C.J., SHORTESS and WHIPPLE, JJ.


WHIPPLE, J.

The plaintiff, Darlene D. Savarino, filed suit against her health insurer, defendant, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana ("Blue Cross") for payment of a claim for expenses incurred for surgery on September 21, 1994. The trial court granted judgment in favor of plaintiff for medical benefits and penalties and attorney fees pursuant to LSA-R.S. 22:657. From that judgment, defendant appeals, contending that...

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