Legal Opinion
Wheeler v. Dynamic Engineering, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 16, 1995No. Nos. 94-1587, 94-1996PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge MICHAEL wrote the opinion, in which Judge MOTZ and Senior Judge PHILLIPS joined.
OPINION
MICHAEL, Circuit Judge:
Dynamic Engineering, Inc. maintains an employee health care plan pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001 et seq. Frances Wheeler (Wheeler), whose husband is employed by Dynamic, seeks to recover the costs of her breast cancer treatment from this plan. Following a two-day bench trial, the district court (1) enjoined Dynamic to pay the costs of Wheeler’s treatment and (2) awarded Wheeler attorneys’…
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3Cited by34 opinions
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- Member Services Life Insurance v. American National Bank & Trust Co. of Sapulpa Ex Rel. BalthisCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1997
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