Legal Opinion
Ford v. NYLCare Health Plans of the Gulf Coast, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 1, 2002No. 01-20610, 01-21255PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
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Kenneth Ford is an orthopedic surgeon who has contracted with various health maintenance organizations (“HMO’s”) as a specialist. In May 1996, he sued the defendant HMO’s, claiming multiple causes of action stemming from their allegedly deceptive advertising. All of Ford’s claims were dismissed over a period of several years.
Ford now appeals two of the district court’s rulings: its 1999 decision to deny class certification to a proposed Lanham Act plaintiff class of all certified physicians who have contracted with the defendant HMO’s, and its 2001 summary…
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