Legal Opinion
Karen Varta BABIKIAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. the PAUL REVERE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 14, 1995No. 93-56729PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judge:
OVERVIEW
The Paul Revere Life Insurance Company (“Paul Revere”) appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment for Karen Varta Babikian, holding that it was obligated to provide Babikian with lifetime maximum benefits of one million dollars for treatment of her breast cancer. We reverse and remand.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
In August 1989, Paul Revere issued a group health insurance policy (“the group policy”) insuring employees of IPC Films, Inc., and its affiliates. As an employee of Fonda Films, Inc., an affiliate of IPC and a participating employer,…
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