Legal Opinion
Samaritan Health Center v. Simplicity Health Care Plan
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided September 17, 2007No. 02-C-0387PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENCH TRIAL DECISION
C. N. CLEVERT, JR., District Judge.
As discussed more fully below, this case involves Samaritan’s claim for benefits on behalf of Mary Ann Bowe, under the Simplicity Health Care Plan. Trial to the court was bifurcated, such that a victory for Samaritan in this first phase will generate a second bench trial between the two Simplicity defendants and First Health Benefits Administrators Corp. on the Simplicity defendants’ cross-claim.
It is undisputed that the court has jurisdiction over this case under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). See 29 U.S.C.…
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