Legal Opinion
Shaw v. McFarland Clinic, P.C.
District Court, S.D. Iowa
Decided October 11, 2002No. 4:01-cv-90325PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
PRATT, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Debra Shaw, brings this action alleging an improper denial of health benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1001, et seq., against her employer in its capacity as administrator of her employer funded health benefits plan. Both sides have filed motions for summary judgment, and neither has requested oral argument. The matter is fully submitted. For all the reasons set forth below, Defendants’ motion is denied. Plaintiffs motion is granted.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Introduction
Plaintiff Debra…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Debra Shaw v. The McFarland Clinic, P.C.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
- Furleigh v. Allied Group Inc.District Court, N.D. Iowa · 2003
- White v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaDistrict Court, S.D. Iowa · 2005
- Debra Shaw v. The McFarland ClinicCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
- Debra Shaw v. The McFarland Clinic, P.C.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
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