Long v. AvMED, INC.

Melissa Long brought a complaint against her HMO — AvMed—in which she requested injunctive relief and attorney’s fees due to AvMed’s refusal to provide coverage for a certain medical treatment. During the subsequent filings and hearing, Long admitted AvMed had agreed to pay for the treatment prior to the filing of the complaint, meaning she did not actually require injunctive relief at the time the suit was filed. The trial court dismissed the claims for injunctive relief and attorney’s fees with prejudice. It emphasized the request for injunctive relief was merely a pretext, and that the…