Legal Opinion
Sherrie A. Farley v. Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, a Mutual Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 29, 1998No. 97-2787PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
Sherrie A. Farley brought this action to review the denial of medical benefits under an employee benefits plan, which is governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B) (ERISA). The district court held that the claims administrator, Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield (Blue Cross), abused its discretion in denying Farley’s claim for benefits. Blue Cross appeals that determination. After a review of the record, we reverse.
I. BACKGROUND
On October 19, 1994, Farley saw Dr. Greg Booker for a routine gynecological exam. Dr. Booker detected an…
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