Legal Opinion
James W. Hoover v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama, an Alabama Corporation, Usx Corporation, a Delaware Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 30, 1988No. 87-7494, 87-7578PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge:
In this case the named plaintiff, James W. Hoover, brought a class action under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. (ERISA). The complaint also contained some state law claims. On behalf of the class described in the complaint, Hoover sought recovery of benefits under the terms of certain employee medical insurance plans and damages for alleged breaches of fiduciary duty by the named defendants, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama, and USX Corporation (Hoover’s employer). Before ruling on the question of class certification, the…
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