Legal Opinion
Alton Cash v. Wal-Mart Group Health Plan
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 26, 1997No. 96-1876PublishedCited by 134 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KYLE, District Judge.
Appellee Alton Cash’s (“Cash”) wife was an employee of Wal-Mart, making Cash eligible for health benefits under Wal-Mart’s Group Health Plan (“the Plan”). The Plan appeals from the order of the district court granting Cash’s motion for summary judgment; the district court overturned the decision of the Plan’s Administrative Committee (“the Committee”) which had denied benefits to Cash. The Committee had found that Cash’s diverticulitis was a pre-existing condition based on his previous diagnosis of diverticular disease. As such, Cash was not eligible for reimbursement for…
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