Legal Opinion
Billy Hooper v. Demco, Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 28, 1994No. 93-3710PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, Billy Hooper,1 brought an action against his former employer, Demco, Inc. (“Demco”), under the Employee Retirement Ineome Security Act (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B) and (a)(3), claiming that the health plan administered by Demco had capriciously denied coverage for his HDC-ABMT cancer treatment.2 Shortly after Hooper filed suit against Demco, the parties entered into a settlement agreement in which various charitable organizations and Demco employees agreed to provide for the costs of Hooper’s treatment as part of the settlement. After the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Max I. Bittner v. Sadoff & Rudoy IndustriesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- 28 Fair empl.prac.cas. 19, 28 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 32,459 Alta Chrapliwy, and Cross-Appellees v. Uniroyal, Inc., a Corporation, and Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Harrington v. DeVitoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- Albert L. Meredith v. Navistar International Transportation Corporation, and Its Retirement Plan for Salaried EmployeesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Mary Nell Little v. Cox's SupermarketsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- Consuela Quinn v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- Terrell Walters and Joseph Ganci, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. James EdgarCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
- Joan Eddy, of the Estate of James Peter Eddy v. Colonial Life Insurance Company of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1995
- Kolbe & Kolbe Health & Welfare Benefit Plan v. Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011
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