Legal Opinion
Pitcher v. Principal Mutual Life Insurance
District Court, S.D. Indiana
Decided December 15, 1994No. IP 93-0869-C H/GPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ENTRY ON CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
HAMILTON, District Judge.
Plaintiff Charlotte Pitcher brought this action for damages against her employer’s health insurer, Principal Mutual Life Insurance Company. Pitcher’s coverage under the Principal Mutual policy became effective on September 17, 1992. One day later, a biopsy showed that Pitcher had breast cancer. She underwent surgery and radiation therapy. Principal Mutual has refused to pay for Pitcher’s biopsy, surgery, and radiation treatments, relying on the preexisting-condition clause in the insurance policy. The parties have filed…
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- Daniel Kunin v. Benefit Trust Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
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