CRAWFORD v. BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD OF LA.

No. 2000-CA-2026.

814 So.2d 574 (2001)

Olivia CRAWFORD, Individually, and on Behalf of Others Similarly Situated v. BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF LOUISIANA, a/k/a Louisiana Health Service & Indemnity Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

December 5, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven J. Lane, Steve Herman, Maury A. Herman, Russ M. Herman, Herman, Herman, Katz & Cotlar, LLP, New Orleans, LA, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Coleman D. Ridley, Jr., Richard J. Tyler, Mark W. Mercante, David G. Radlauer, Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, L.L.P., New Orleans, LA, Counsel for Defendant/Appellant.

Court composed of Judge JOAN BERNARD ARMSTRONG, Judge STEVEN R. PLOTKIN, Judge MICHAEL E. KIRBY, Judge TERRI F. LOVE, Judge MAX N. TOBIAS, JR.


MICHAEL E. KIRBY, Judge.

Defendant/Appellant, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, suspensively appeals the denial of its venue exception. We reverse the trial court's finding that venue exists in the Parish of Orleans.

STATEMENT OF THE FACTS

Plaintiff, Olivia Crawford, filed the this suit on January 3, 2000 on behalf of herself and others similarly situated to compel Blue Cross to provide medical services based upon a Blue Max Contract...

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