Legal Opinion
Pecere v. Empire Blue Cross & Blue Shield
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided May 31, 2000No. 99-CV-3610PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
GLASSER, District Judge.
In this action, plaintiffs Elizabeth Pecere (“Pecere”) and Linda Prince (“Prince”) allege that defendant Empire Blue Cross & Blue Shield (“Empire”) has a specific policy of routinely denying treatments for pain alleviation and pain management in an arbitrary and capricious manner and without regard to medical necessity. Amended Class Action Complaint (“Compl.”) HH27, 28, 29. Plain- ' tiffs now move pursuant to Rule 23 of the *68Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for an order that this case be maintained as a class action on behalf of all persons “who…
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