Wilson v. Blue Cross of Southern California

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• finding that plaintiffs had adduced enough evidence as to causal effect of utilization review company's decision on decedent's suicide to avoid summary judgment
• reversing summary judgment for utilization review company which determined that further hospitalization was not necessary; ERISA not implicated
• where an insured was denied hospitalization benefits and thereafter committed suicide, a cause of action for wrongful death may arise if the conduct of the insurance company or its agents was a substantial factor in bringing about the suicide

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