Legal Opinion
Donna Cole Winters v. Costco Wholesale Corporation, a Washington Corporation Concept Administrators, Inc., a California Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 6, 1995No. 93-35851PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judge:
Costco Wholesale Group Benefits Program (the “Plan”) and Concept Administrators, Inc. (the “Plan Administrator”), appeal the district court’s summary judgment in favor of Donna Cole Winters in her action seeking reimbursement from the Plan for medical expenses related to a gamete intra-fallopian transfer (“GIFT”) procedure. The Plan is an employee welfare benefit plan subject to regulation under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001, et seq. We reverse and remand.
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FACTS AND PRIOR PROCEEDINGS
As a Costco employee, Winters was…
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