Eldred v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Georgia, Inc.

Blackburn, Presiding Judge.

In this negligence action, Tina Plants Eldred appeals the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Georgia, Inc. and Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthcare Plan of Georgia, Inc. (collectively “Blue Cross”), contending that the trial court erred by finding Blue Cross’s failure to timely approve an MRI was not a proximate cause of a stroke later suffered by Eldred. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

Summary judgment is proper when there is no genuine issue of material fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.…