HILL v. BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF MICH.

No. 03-2607.

409 F.3d 710 (2005)

John L. HILL, Francine Barnes, Franchot Barnes, Francesca Barnes, and Glory Celestine, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF MICHIGAN, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: May 13, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Michael G. Wassmann, Elwood S. Simon & Associates, Birmingham, Michigan, for Appellants. James J. Walsh, Bodman, Longley & Dahling, Ann Arbor, Michigan, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Michael G. Wassmann, Elwood S. Simon, Elwood S. Simon & Associates, Birmingham, Michigan, Stewart A. Lebenbom, Lebenbom & Pernick LLP, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellants. James J. Walsh, Bodman, Longley & Dahling, Ann Arbor, Michigan, G. Christopher Bernard, Bodman, Longley & Dahling, Detroit, Michigan, Joseph W. Murray, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee.

Before: MOORE and GILMAN, Circuit Judges; GWIN, District Judge.


OPINION

MOORE, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs-Appellants John L. Hill, Francine Barnes, Franchot Barnes, Francesca Barnes, and Glory Celestine ("Plaintiffs") filed the instant putative class action against Defendant-Appellee Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan ("BCBSM"), the third-party administrator for Plaintiffs' employer-sponsored health insurance program ("the Program"). Plaintiffs allege that BCBSM's handling of their claims for emergency-medical-treatment...

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