Legal Opinion

Victory Medical Center Houston v. Carefirst of Maryland, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 2, 2018No. 15-10053PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM: *

Defendant-Appellant CareFirst of Maryland, Inc. (“CareFirst”) sought attorneys fees from Victory Medical Center Houston, LP (“Plaintiff’) in relation to the ERISA case, Innova Hospital San Antonio LP v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of GA, et al, No. 14-11300. The district court denied the motion. We affirm.

In April 2012, a number of health care providers filed suit in Texas state court against 42 insurance companies (“Defendants”), including CareFirst. The Plaintiff alleged that it had provided covered medical treatment to patients insured by the Defendants, but that when the…

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  1. Ruckelshaus v. Sierra ClubSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Hardt v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 2010
  3. Iron Workers Local 272 v. BowenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  4. Cliff Connors v. Connecticut General Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
  5. Jack R. Salley, Individually and on Behalf of His Minor Daughter, Danielle Salley, Cross-Appellants. v. E.I. Dupont De Nemours & Co., Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992

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  1. Theriot v. Building Trades United Pension Trust FundDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2020

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