Legal Opinion
Suzanne Bynum v. Cigna Healthcare of North Carolina, Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 19, 2002No. 01-1705PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge KING wrote the opinion, in which Judge WILLIAMS and Senior Judge CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL concurred.
OPINION
KING, Circuit Judge.
Suzanne Bynum initiated this ERISA civil action in the District of South Carolina against CIGNA Healthcare of North Carolina, Incorporated (“CIGNA”), main-tabling that CIGNA had improperly denied her infant daughter’s claim for health benefits for treatment of a skull deformity. The district court reversed CIGNA’s decision and awarded the benefits sought by Ms. Bynum’s daughter. CIGNA has appealed the court’s ruling, maintaining that…
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