Legal Opinion
Schachner v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 8, 1996No. 94-4217PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAILEY BROWN, Circuit Judge.
In this Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) case,1 Chaim Schachner sued Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Ohio (“BCBSO”) after it refused to pay for cardiac rehabilitation therapy (“cardiac rehab”) he received after undergoing a coronary surgical procedure called angioplasty. Schachner contends that the costs of cardiac rehab are covered under the plain language of the insurance certificate BCBSO issued to him. BCBSO counters that the language of the certificate is ambiguous, and that extrinsic evidence proves the parties did not intend to cover cardiac…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Tom PIERCE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY and Capital Holding Corporation, Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
- International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (Uaw), and Local 134, Uaw v. Yard-Man, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by20 opinions
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