United States Seventh Circuit

Plaintiff's claim against defendant insurance company for failure to pay for a bloodless hip surgery for the plaintiff who was a practicing Jehovah's witness was properly denied as preempted by ERISA.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/22/2004
• Decided 06/15/2004
• Published 06/15/2004

Judges

• MANION, Circuit Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, MANION, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Timothy D. Edwards (argued), Madison, WI, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Catherine M. Rottier (argued), Boardman, Suhr, Curry & Field, Madison, WI, for for Defendants-Appellees.