Legal Opinion
Mary Ann Hansen v. Blue Cross of California Ventura County Foundation for Medical Care
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 18, 1989No. 88-5910PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge:
OVERVIEW
This case involves the attempt by Blue Cross of California (Blue Cross) to obtain appellate review of a district court order remanding a removed case to state court. Mary Ann Hansen (Hansen) brought a class action suit alleging state law claims for Blue Cross’ failure to pay insurance benefits. Blue Cross removed the action based solely on the existence of federal question jurisdiction. It contended that the Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461 (1982 & Supp. V 1987), preempted the state law claims. The district court held…
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