Children's Hospital v. Sandra Whitcomb, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Her Minor Son Darren Whitcomb

OPINION

JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

Appellee, Children’s Hospital, sued for a declaratory judgment with respect to the meaning and application of the provisions of its self-insured Employee Welfare Benefit Plan under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. Appellant, Sandra Whit-comb, and her minor son, Darren Whit-comb, were members and participants in the Plan when Darren Whitcomb was treated in DePaul Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana, for mental and emotional disorders. The Children’s Hospital Plan provides for maximum major medical benefits of…