U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Aug. 22, 2014
Anorexic employee treated unfairly when payment denied, 9th Circuit rules
A bank employee who became suicidal with a severe eating disorder was treated unfairly by the bank's health plan, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held on Wednesday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A bank employee who became suicidal with a severe eating disorder was treated unfairly by the bank's health plan, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held on Wednesday.
The panel reversed U.S. District Judge Philip S. Gutierrez of Los Angeles, who had ruled that the plan's claim administrator was justified in refusing to pay for more than three weeks' of inpatient hospital treatment. ...
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