Fuglsang v. Blue Cross of Western Iowa

The defendants (hereafter Blue Cross) appeal from a jury verdict for $29,410.60 in favor of the plaintiff, Janet Fuglsang, in her action to recover benefits under a major medical health insurance policy. The district court for Madison County also awarded plaintiff attorney fees in the amount of $ 10,884.82.

Fuglsang was diagnosed on July 1, 1986, as suffering from myasthenia gravis, a disease which affects different muscle groups of the body and results in weakness, but not in sensory loss or pain. Blue Cross contends that Fuglsang’s condition existed prior to her effective coverage date, and…