WRIGHT THERAPY EQUIPMENT, LLC v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Ala.

Wright Therapy Equipment, LLC ("Wright Therapy"), Sheri NeSmith, Julie Akin, and Universal DME, LLC ("Universal DME"), appeal the trial court's partial summary judgment and trial judgment in favor of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama ("Blue Cross"). We hold that the trial court did not err in entering a partial summary judgment in favor of Blue Cross. However, because the trial court exceeded its discretion in denying Akin, NeSmith, and Universal DME a continuance at trial, we reverse the judgment entered following the trial and remand the case for a new trial.

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