Legal Opinion
Jones v. Kodak Medical Assistance Plan
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 4, 1999No. 97-4142PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs-Appellants Russell Jones and Susan Jones appeal from entry of summary judgment for Defendant-Appellee Kodak Medical Assistance Plan (“KMED” or “Plan”) on claims to recover health benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461. The Joneses contend that the district court (1) should have reviewed KMED’s decision to deny benefits for substance abuse treatment with less deference because of the Plan Administrator’s alleged conflict of interest; (2) erred in concluding that the criteria upon which the Plan…
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