N. BUCKEYE EDN. COUNCIL v. LAWSON

No. 2003-1880.

103 Ohio St.3d 188 (2004)

2004-Ohio-4886

NORTHERN BUCKEYE EDUCATION COUNCIL GROUP HEALTH BENEFITS PLAN, APPELLEE, v. LAWSON, APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided September 29, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur, O'Neil, Mertz & Michel Co., L.P.A., Joseph W. O'Neil, Daniel R. Michel, Defiance, and Jennifer N. Brown, for appellant.

Marshall & Melhorn, L.L.C., Jennifer J. Dawson and Michael A. Gonzalez, Toledo, for appellee.

Clark, Perdue, Roberts & Scott and Douglas S. Roberts, Columbus, urging reversal for amicus curiae Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers.

Cloppert, Latanick, Sauter & Washburn, Robert L. Washburn and Rory P. Callahan, Columbus, urging reversal for amicus curiae Ohio Education Association.

Kreiner & Peters Co., L.P.A., Daran P. Kiefer, Helen A. Thompson, Cleveland, and Ted M. Traut, urging affirmance for amici curiae Golden Rule Insurance Company, U.S. Humana Health Plan of Ohio, Inc., Medical Mutual of Ohio, QualChoice Health Plan, Inc., and the National Association of Subrogation Professionals.


MOYER, C.J.

{¶ 1} The Northern Buckeye Education Council Group Health Benefits Plan ("Plan"), appellee, is a self-funded governmental1 group health-care plan sponsored by the Northern Buckeye Education Council. The Plan provided Karen W. Lawson, appellant, and certain of her dependents with health insurance by virtue of her employment.

{¶ 2} The health-benefits...

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