Legal Opinion
Jack R. Salley, Individually and on Behalf of His Minor Daughter, Danielle Salley, Cross-Appellants. v. E.I. Dupont De Nemours & Co., Cross-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 27, 1992No. 91-3523PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
Danielle Salley was a psychiatric patient at DePaul Hospital. DuPont paid for her treatment under an ERISA plan it had established. DuPont concluded that Danielle’s treatment was no longer medically necessary and terminated the benefits. Salley and her father brought suit to recover the costs of Danielle’s hospitalization. The district court ruled in their favor. DuPont appeals the decision, claiming the district court erred both in holding that the plan administrators abused their discretion and in applying the treating physician rule. DuPont also appeals the…
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