Legal Opinion
City of Hope National Medical Center v. Healthplus, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 11, 1998No. 98-1038PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
. LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant City of Hope National Medical Center (City of Hope) filed an action asserting that defendant-appellee Health Plus, Inc. (HPI) and others were obligated to pay City of Hope for its treatment of Maria D. Diaz for leukemia. City of Hope appeals from the judgment entered in the district court granting defendants’ motions for a summary judgment, primarily on the basis of the non-assignability of Diaz’s rights pursuant to two health insurance policies. We affirm.
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Maria D. Diaz was diagnosed with myeloid leukemia in 1992. After initial treatment in Puerto…
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