Washington v. Group Hospitalization, Inc.

MEMORANDUM ORDER

HAROLD H. GREENE, District Judge.

Plaintiff brought this action against Group Hospitalization, Inc. and Medical Service of the District of Columbia, both providers of medical health benefits, for breach of contract and bad faith refusal to pay insurance claims, seeking both compensatory and punitive damages. Defendants have moved for summary judgment. For the reasons stated below, the motion will be denied.

Plaintiff, an employee of the City of Alexandria, Virginia since 1978, decided to transfer her health insurance coverage to that offered by the defendants in the spring of…