Legal Opinion
David Allen Hendricks v. Central Reserve Life Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided November 9, 1994No. 94-1709PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote the opinion, in which Judge MICHAEL and Judge MOTZ joined.
OPINION
NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:
This case, filed under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., involves the denial of a claim for health care benefits for the treatment of cancer.
David A. Hendricks of Greenville County, South Carolina, was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer in November 1993. Small cell lung cancer is an aggressive carcinoma of the lung and is almost always fatal within three to six months if left untreated. Upon the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Ronald D. Aiken v. Policy Management Systems CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
- Earl E. Pierce v. Security Trust Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
- Anthony G. Guidry v. Halliburton Geophysical Services, Inc., Edison Chouest Offshore, Inc., and Galliano Marine ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by60 opinions
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- Mary Bailey v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of VirginiaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
- United States v. HallCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2012
- Nancy MARTIN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD OF VIRGINIA, INC., Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997
- Ashley II of Charleston LLC v. PCS Nitrogen IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2013
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