Legal Opinion
Jeff Ravenscraft Martha Ravenscraft v. Hy-Vee Employee Benefit Plan and Trust Hy-Vee Food Stores, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 7, 1996No. 95-2747PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Circuit Judge.
Martha and Jeff Ravenscraft challenge the denial of benefits under a health care plan governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001 et seq. (“ERISA”), claiming that Martha’s employer improperly amended the plan and then terminated coverage of medical expenses for infertility treatments. The district court 1 granted summary judgment dismissing their ERISA claims, and the Ravenscrafts appeal. We affirm.
Martha Ravenscraft is employed by Hy-Vee Food Stores, Inc. (“Hy-Vee”). She and her husband Jeff are eligible for health benefits under the Hy-Vee…
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