Legal Opinion
Wait v. Metropolitan Life Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 27, 1990PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Kane, J. P.
Appeal from an amended order of the County Court of Washington County (Hemmett, Jr., J.), entered March 14, 1990, which denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
Plaintiffs Gregory A. Wait and Kim Klopstock-W ait are enrollees of the Empire Plan, a medical insurance policy issued by defendant pursuant to a contract with the State. The policy specifically provides that, to be covered under the Empire Plan, medical expenses must be "Medically Necessary *868in terms of generally accepted medical standards as determined by [defendant]”. Beginning in June 1986,…
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- Gilbert Frank Corp. v. Federal InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- Wachtel v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1990
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