Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Maryland, Inc. v. Chestnut Lodge, Inc.

ROBERT M. BELL, Judge.

This appeal by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Maryland, Inc. (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “Blue Cross” and “appellant”) and this cross-appeal by appellees Chestnut Lodge, Inc. (“Chestnut Lodge”) and Gloria A. Powell (“Powell”) both involve benefits payable under a group health insurance policy issued by Blue Cross to employees of the State of Maryland and their beneficiaries. Blue Cross’s appeal challenges both the propriety and the amount of the judgment in favor of appellees. The cross-appeal, on the other hand, asserts appellees’ entitlement to pre-judgment…