Legal Opinion
Charlie McGee and Cross-Appellee v. Equicor-Equitable Hca Corporation, and Equicor Health Plan, Inc., and Cross-Appellants
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided January 13, 1992No. 90-3209, 90-3217PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRORBY, Circuit Judge.
We are called upon to resolve a contract dispute over the extent of medical benefits coverage provided by a Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) to a participant of a welfare benefit plan governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461 (1988).
The district court found the HMO wrongfully denied Plaintiff coverage for two of twenty-five months of rehabilitative care his minor daughter received following an automobile accident. In addition, the district court awarded attorney’s fees and costs to Plaintiff.
Both parties appeal.…
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