Legal Opinion
Velez v. Prudential Health Care Plan of New York, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 18, 1996No. 96 CV 4987 (BDP)PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
PARKER, District Judge.
Plaintiff Noemi Velez brings this action pursuant to section 502 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1132 (1995), seeking a determination of her right to coverage under a medical insurance plan issued by defendant Prudential Health Care Plan of New York (“Prudential”) through her employer Chemical Bank.
Velez, who suffers from multiple myeloma, a rare form of cancer, alleges that Prudential wrongfully refused to precertify payment for a procedure to which she is entitled under her health insurance…
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