Legal Opinion
Shipley v. Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 30, 2003No. 02-2867PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HANSEN, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Mary Sue Shipley appeals the final judgment entered by the district court 2 in favor of Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield (“ABCBS”), upholding ABCBS’s denial of benefits. We affirm the judgment of the district court.
I
On April 5, 2000, William Shipley completed an enrollment form to obtain health insurance through his employer’s benefit plan (“the Plan”) administered by Appellee ABCBS. On the form, Shipley answered a number of questions about his medical history. Specifically, he answered “no” to the following questions:
Has any person applying for coverage…
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