Legal Opinion
Jane Tomczyk v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield United of Wisconsin
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 30, 1991No. 91-1018PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Per curiam
Jane Tomczyk brought this action against Blue Cross and Blue Shield United of Wisconsin (Blue Cross), a Wisconsin nonprofit corporation, alleging ERISA, state common-law, and constitutional violations. The District Court granted summary judgment to Blue Cross on the ERISA count, and dismissed the others. Tomczyk appeals the disposition of her ERISA and state common-law claims. We affirm. Moreover, because of the largely frivolous nature of this appeal, as well as the misleading manner in which it was presented to this Court, we impose Rule 38 sanctions on Tomczyk's attorneys, Marjan Kmiec and…
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