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· 4/29/1997

John Doe v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield United of Wisconsin and Aurora Health Care, Inc.

Citations

  • 112 F.3d 869
  • 20 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 2889
  • 38 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 292
  • 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 9087
  • 1997 WL 212545

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  • holding on facts essentially identical to those of the present case that plan limitations period was reasonable
  • holding that contractual limitations periods “if reasonable 4 Because the parties did not raise the issue, we decline to pass on whether or not MMO’s partial-rescission claim states a claim for “equitable” relief under § 1132(a)(3
  • suggesting that sealing specific documents is the appropriate mechanism to deal with a sensitive medical issue
  • suggesting that sealing specific documents is the appropriate mechanism to deal with a sensitive medical issue
  • noting that “fictitious names are allowed when necessary to protect the privacy of children, rape victims, and other particularly vulnerable parties or witnesses”
  • finding that the presence of mental illness is not an automatic ground for concealing the identity of a party

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Judges: Posner, Flaum, Evans

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