McDONALD v. HOUSEHOLD INTERN., INC.

No. 04-3259.

425 F.3d 424 (2005)

James McDONALD and Karen McDonald, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. HOUSEHOLD INTERNATIONAL, INC., d/b/a Household Finance Corp., and United HealthCare Corp., d/b/a United Healthcare Insurance Co., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 29, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D. Bruce Kehoe (argued), Wilson Kehoe & Winingham, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

William J. Wortel (argued), Bryan Cave, Chicago, IL, Thomas W. Blessing (argued), Stewart & Irwin, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before EASTERBROOK, WOOD, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.


WOOD, Circuit Judge.

At the time he began working for Household International, Inc. (Household), James McDonald expected that he would receive health insurance that included prescription drug coverage under the group insurance policy that the company maintained with United HealthCare Corporation (United). McDonald needed prescription drugs to control his blood pressure. For reasons that are unclear, his insurance was not activated promptly. Two months after he started...

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