Legal Opinion
Principal Health Care of Louisiana, Inc. v. The Lewer Agency, Inc., and General American Life Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 23, 1994No. 93-3741PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEWART, Circuit Judge:
This diversity ease arising in Louisiana involves the issue of which parent’s health care insurer provides coverage for the. neonatal medical care of their illegitimate child under the provisions of the parents’ policies. Because we conclude that the magistrate judge erroneously held that the Principal Health Care plan provided primary coverage, and thus that the court improperly granted summary judgment in favor of the mother’s insurer, we reverse.
FACTS
On December 27,1991, Danielle C. Plauche (Plauche) gave birth to Justin Plauche (Justin) at East Jefferson General…
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