Legal Opinion
Wormack v. Southeastern Mutual Insurance Co.
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided July 21, 1995No. 94-CA-989-MRPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION REVERSING AND REMANDING
WILHOIT, Judge.
This appeal is from an order dismissing the appellant’s complaint which sought damages relating to the appellee’s failure to pay insurance benefits for a surgical procedure performed on the appellant. The basis for the dismissal was that the complaint failed to state a claim upon which relief might be granted. The premise for that ruling appears to have been that federal law has preempted this state action.
The appellant, Cassandra Wormack, was advised by her doctor to undergo exploratory and tumor removal surgery during the summer of 1990. The…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Lloyde E. Howard v. Group Hospital Service, an Oklahoma Corporation, D/B/A Blue Cross and Blue Shield of OklahomaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1984
- Crystal Caudill v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, Crystal Caudill v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, Inc. Blue Cross and Blue Shield AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
- Edmondson v. Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance Co.Kentucky Supreme Court · 1989
- National Life & Accident Insurance v. RansdellCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1935
- Graves County v. SullivanCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1940
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- Kincade Ex Rel. Linville v. Group Health Services of Oklahoma, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1997