Legal Opinion
Bernstein v. CapitalCare, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 4, 1995No. 94-2448PublishedCited by 135 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Senior Judge CHAPMAN wrote the opinion, in which Judge MICHAEL and Judge MOTZ joined.
OPINION
CHAPMAN, Senior Circuit Judge:
This is a declaratory judgment action under section 502(a)(1)(B) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B), to determine entitlement to health benefits under an employee welfare benefit plan. Plaintiff-Appellant, Philip Bernstein (“Philip”), brought this action as the personal representative of the estate of his brother, Jeffrey Bernstein (“Jeffrey”), who died of AIDS-related complications…
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