Legal Opinion

Belinda Kay McKinnon v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama, a Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided July 12, 1991No. 90-7181PublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:

In this wrongful termination lawsuit brought under Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 88 Stat. 829, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 1001, et seq., anti-retaliation provision, we affirm the district court’s grant of summary judgment for the employer.

FACTS

Prior to his death, Carl Hastings was a participant in an employee welfare benefit plan maintained by U.S. Steel which provided medical coverage. Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Alabama (Blue Cross) adminis*1190tered the plan. Health Maintenance Group of Birmingham (HMG), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Blue Cross, was…

2Cases cited11 opinions

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  2. Mildred Lee Rogers v. Frito-Lay, Incorporated, Howard L. Moon v. Roadway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  3. American National Bank Of Jacksonville v. Federal Deposit Insurance CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
  4. Edward L. Greenblatt v. Drexel Burnham Lambert, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
  5. Dennis Fitzgerald v. Codex CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989

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3Cited by47 opinions

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