Legal Opinion
John Doe v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield United of Wisconsin and Aurora Health Care, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 29, 1997No. 96-3275PublishedCited by 416 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
The plaintiff was enrolled in an employee welfare benefit plan offered and funded by his employer (Aurora), administered by a health insurer (Blue Cross), and governed by ERISA. In 1989 he underwent psychiatric treatment for which the plan initially paid, but it stopped paying early in 1990 and later that year formally denied coverage. On September 27, 1994, he brought this suit against the employer and the insurer under 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B) to recover benefits allegedly due him under the plan. The district judge granted summary judgment for the defendants on the…
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