Legal Opinion
Byard v. QualMed Plans for Health, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided May 29, 1997No. Civil Action 96-8338PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
JOYNER, District Judge.
Plaintiff Michael Byard (“Plaintiff’) instituted this action against Defendants QualMed Plans for Health, Inc., f/k/a Greater Atlantic Health Service, Inc., QualMed Plans for Health of PA, Inc., f/k/a Greater Atlantic Health Service, Inc., and Greater Atlantic Health Service, Inc. (collectively “Defendant” or “Greater Atlantic”) on November 7, 1996 in the Court of Common Pleas for Philadelphia County. The Complaint seeks damages under Pennsylvania law for Defendant’s alleged failure to timely precertify Plaintiff for surgery. Defendant removed the case to this…
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