Legal Opinion
Carl L. Farley v. Benefit Trust Life Insurance Company, Carl L. Farley v. Benefit Trust Life Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 22, 1992No. 91-3751, 91-3752PublishedCited by 105 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
In 1987, Judith Farley had a lesion removed from her scalp; the lesion was diagnosed as a malignant melanoma, or skin cancer. The following year, evaluation revealed that the cancer had spread; tumors were present in her lung and her brain stem. Mrs. Farley’s husband, plaintiff Carl Farley, was employed by Thiel Tool and Engineering at the time of these events. He had group health insurance through his employer with Benefit Trust Life Insurance Company; Mrs. Farley was covered under his policy.
Mrs. Farley’s primary physician referred her to a cancer…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Roy A. Cefalu v. B.F. Goodrich CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Landro v. Glendenning Motorways, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
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