Legal Opinion
Kincade Ex Rel. Linville v. Group Health Services of Oklahoma, Inc.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided July 1, 1997No. 87302PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALMA WILSON, Justice:
¶ 1 The appellants, David Kincade and his mother, Rebecca Linville, (Kincade) sued the appellee, Group Health Services of Oklahoma, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation, d/b/a Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma,'an Oklahoma corporation (Blue Cross) for bad faith refusal to pay a valid claim and tortious interference with a physician-patient relationship. Blue Cross moved to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. 1 Concluding that state tort claims are preempted by the Federal Employees Health Benefit Act, (FEHB), 2 the district court dismissed…
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