KING v. BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS

No. 15-55880.

871 F.3d 730 (2017)

Gary KING, as personal representative of Linda King, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS; United Parcel Service of America, Inc.; UPS Health and Welfare Plan for Retired Employees; does, 1 through 10, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed September 8, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick A. Calhoon (argued) and Craig A. Miller , Law Offices of Craig A. Miller, San Diego, California, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Eileen R. Ridley (argued) and Alan R. Ouellette , Foley & Lardner LLP San Francisco, California, for Defendant-Appellee Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois.

John Timothy McDonald (argued) and Sedric D. Bailey , Thompson Hine LLP, Atlanta, Georgia, for Defendants-Appellees United Parcel Service of America, Inc., and UPS Health and Welfare Plan for Retired Employees.

Before: Richard A. Paez, Marsha S. Berzon, and Morgan Christen, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

OPINION

Linda King participated in a welfare benefit plan that the defendants sponsored and administered. In November 2012, Mrs. King suffered a back infection that required immediate surgery and extensive post-surgery rehabilitative care. After initially approving her treatment as medically necessary...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases