Legal Opinion
Cleghorn v. Blue Shield of California
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 23, 2005No. 03-55528PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CANBY, Circuit Judge:
We are presented once again with a question concerning the degree to which the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) preempts state law. Douglas D. Cleghorn is a participant in his employer’s ERISA health plan offered by Blue Shield of California (doing business as CareAmerica) (“Blue Shield”). On one occasion he sought and received emergency medical services and Blue Shield denied reimbursement. Cleghorn sued Blue Shield in California state court, asserting state-law causes of action and alleging that Blue Shield had violated an emergency . care…
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