· 11/10/1999
Moore v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of the National Capital Area
Citations
- 70 F. Supp. 2d 9
- 24 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 1850
- 1999 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17544
- 1999 WL 1029539
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “Congress intended ERISA to provide a comprehensive and exclusive civil enforcement scheme that would protect the interests ... of ERISA-plan participants[.]”
- Plan administrator, CapitalCare, “ ‘has full discretionary authority to operate and administer the terms of [the] health benefits program ... determination(s
- “Courts clearly have the authority to construe the language of the contract de novo where the denial of benefits does not involve any discretionary authority on the part of the plan administrator.”
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Judges: Jackson
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