Legal Opinion
McKinnon v. Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Alabama
District Court, N.D. Alabama
Decided July 8, 1988No. Civ. A. 87-AR-1093-SPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ACKER, District Judge.
Belinda Kay McKinnon, in her capacity as the personal representative of her deceased father, Carl Hastings, sues under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) for benefits allegedly due under an employer-sponsored medical insurance plan as to which defendant Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Alabama (Blue Cross) is administrator, and as to which defendant Health Maintenance Group of Birmingham (HMG) is the insurer or provider.
This court begins by noting that the “central policy goal of ERISA is to protect the interests of employees and their…
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- The Sommers Drug Stores Co. Employee Profit Sharing Trust, Cross-Appellant v. Corrigan Enterprises, Inc. And Walter N. Corrigan, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Nachwalter v. ChristieCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by17 opinions
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