Legal Opinion
Martin v. Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 16, 2002No. 00-3420PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
Brian Martin appeals the district court’s denial of attorney fees in this case under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. We affirm.
1. BACKGROUND
Norma Martin asked Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield (the Plan) to certify benefits for a lung transplant pursuant to an ERISA employee welfare benefit plan in which she participated. After the Plan denied benefits, Martin sued, alleging that benefits had been wrongfully denied.
The district court held that a procedural irregularity rendered the Plan’s denial unreasonable and ordered the…
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