Legal Opinion
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Missouri v. Nixon
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided April 30, 2002No. WD 59766, WD 59849PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOSEPH M. ELLIS, Judge.
Anthony Sarkis, individually and as representative of a class of plan subscribers, appeals from a declaratory judgment entered in the Circuit Court of Cole County declaring that Respondent/Cross-Appellant Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri (“BCBS”) was a public benefit corporation rather than a mutual benefit corporation. BCBS cross-appeals challenging the trial court’s finding that Sarkis had standing to litigate this issue.
Sarkis is and has been a subscriber to medical plans offered by BCBS and its predecessors since 1959. He was party to this action in his individual…
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