Legal Opinion
Waks v. Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 20, 2001No. 99-17437PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
Barbara Waks appeals the district court’s summary judgment in favor of defendant Empire Blue Cross / Blue Shield (“Empire”) in this diversity action. Waks asserts state-law claims based on allegations that Empire improperly refused to make payments under Waks’ individual insurance policy. The district court granted summary judgment to Empire on the ground that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001 et seq. (“ERISA”), preempted Waks’ claims.
Although Waks was initially insured under a group plan subject to ERISA regula*874tion, her…
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