United States Ninth Circuit

An employee health plan, governed by the Employee Retirement Income and Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. SS 1001 et seq., may not coordinate medical benefits with a participant's underinsured motorist coverage where coordination provision does not mention underinsured coverage.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/12/2000
• Decided 03/12/2001
• Published 03/12/2001

Judges

• SILVERMAN, Circuit Judge:, Before:  BRIGHT,REINHARDT, and SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Frederick C. Berry, Jr. and Brendan N. Mahoney, Frederick C. Berry, Jr., P.C., Phoenix, Arizona, for the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Scott A. Salmon and Kerry M. Griggs, The Cavanagh Law Firm, P.A., Phoenix, Arizona, for the defendants-appellees.