United States Ninth Circuit
ROACH v. MAIL HANDLERS BENEFIT PLAN, 01-15360
The district court erred in classifying a firefighter's medical malpractice claim as a denial of benefits claim preempted by the Federal Employees Health Benefits Act.
Appellate Information
- Argued 06/14/2002
- Decided 08/01/2002
- Published 08/01/2002
Judges
- Before LAY,DAVID R. THOMPSON, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Douglas C. Fladseth, Santa Rosa, California, for the plaintiff-appellant.
- For Appellees:
- Denis F. Gordon, Washington, D.C., William F. Horsey, Vallejo, California, and Paul R. Hoeber, San Francisco, California, for the defendants-appellees.