Legal Opinion
Earl Lee and David Abramson v. Richard Burkhart and Patrick Sullivan, Connecticut General Life Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 19, 1993No. 729, Docket 92-7944PublishedCited by 202 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JACOBS, Circuit Judge:
Two participants in a health insurance plan brought this action to obtain reimbursement for medical costs incurred by them and covered by the plan but unpaid by reason of the bankruptcy of the plan’s self-insured sponsor. The participants disclaim knowledge that the plan was self-insured by their bankrupt former employer and seek payment from the insurance company that administered the claims. The United States District court for the District of Connecticut (Dorsey, J.) dismissed their complaint and denied leave to amend on the ground that the damages claimed are…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. BruchSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Diduck v. Kaszycki & Sons Contractors, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
- Richard Drinkwater v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
- Joyce A. Gelardi v. Pertec Computer Corporation, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by202 opinions
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- Coan v. KaufmanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
- Krauss v. Oxford Health Plans, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2008
- James Hall v. Lhaco Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
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