Legal Opinion
Rochelle Saks v. Franklin Covey Co. And Franklin Covey Client Sales, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 15, 2003No. Docket 00-9598PublishedCited by 194 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN M. WALKER, JR., Chief Judge.
This case raises the question of whether unlawful discrimination occurs when a woman is denied coverage for infertility treatments that can only be performed on women. After plaintiff-appellant Rochelle Saks was denied coverage for certain infertility procedures under her employee health benefits plan, she sued her employer, Franklin Covey Client Sales, Inc., and its parent company, Franklin Covey Co. (collectively, “Franklin Covey”), claiming that the denial of coverage constituted a breach of her contractual rights and violated her civil rights under Title…
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