Legal Opinion
Decatur Hospital Authority v. Aetna Health, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 18, 2017No. 16-10313PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES E. GRAVES, JR., Circuit Judge:
This appeal relates to ongoing litigation between Wise Regional Health System, a Texas municipal hospital authority, and Aetna Health Inc., an insurance plan administrator, regarding medical insurance claims Wise Regional submitted on behalf of its patients. Wise Regional sued Aetna in Texas state court, and, when Aetna removed, it relied in part upon the federal officer removal statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1442. Finding Aetna’s removal untimely, the district court remanded and awarded attorneys’ fees.
We have appellate jurisdiction over the remand order, and, upon…
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