Odorizzi v. Otsego Northern Catskills Board of Cooperative Education Services

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Hester, Jr., J.), entered September 9, 2002 in Delaware County, which granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Plaintiff Nancy J. Odorizzi (hereinafter plaintiff) is a former full-time employee of defendant. In 1986, plaintiff enrolled in defendant’s medical plan and elected family coverage. Upon her retirement in 1997, plaintiff elected to change her medical coverage from family to individual coverage for herself. At that time, plaintiff’s husband had individual medical coverage through a plan offered by his employer.…