Legal Opinion
Bunk v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Utica-Watertown, Inc.
New York Supreme Court
Decided September 26, 1996PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
John T. Buckley, J.
This is an action for payment of medical bills pursuant to a contract of health care insurance. Faye Bunk was a covered person under a medical and hospital insurance policy purchased from the defendant on November 11, 1993 and effective as of December 1, 1993 except with respect to any "pre-existing condition” for which there existed a 330-day waiting period. Plaintiff, diagnosed with Burkitt’s lymphoma on December 8th, was denied coverage upon a claim by defendant that her treatment was for an excluded preexisting condition. Defendant has moved for…
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