Noye v. Consultants & Administrators Insurance Co.

SHORES, Justice.

This is an action for medical benefits under a health insurance policy. The plaintiff, Carey Noye, Jr., claimed benefits on his health insurance policy, which were denied. On August 28, 1988, Noye sued Consultants and Administrators Insurance Company, Inc., and All American Life Insurance Company, Inc., for those benefits.

The insurance defendants moved for a summary judgment on August 12, 1992, asserting that the group health insurance policy the plaintiff had purchased was an employee benefit plan under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C.…