Legal Opinion
James Ferrell v. Air EVAC EMS
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 16, 2018No. 17-2554PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Circuit Judge.
James Ferrell checked into the emergency room at a hospital in Warren, Arkansas, experiencing chest pain. Staff arranged for Air EVAC EMS, Inc. (Air EVAC), an air-ambulance operator, to transport him by helicopter to another hospital forty-one miles away. A few months after the transport, Air EVAC sent Ferrell a bill for $30,083.26. His insurer, Arkansas Blue Cross, paid $1000.00, leaving him owing a balance of $29,083.26. Ferrell brought this putative class action against Air EVAC asserting three claims for relief under Arkansas law: (i) a declaratory judgment that any…
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