Legal Opinion
Hatfield v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided February 10, 2016No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 14-10445-DPWPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
DOUGLAS P. WOODLOCK, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Plaintiff Mark Hatfield (“Hatfield”) brought this action against Defendants *29Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc., and Lahey Clinic Hospital, Inc., under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B). He challenges on both procedural and substantive grounds Blue Cross’s denial of health insurance benefits for residential substance abuse and mental health treatment from April 9, 2010 through March 29, 2011. Before me are the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment.
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