BERNARD B. v. BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD, ETC., 679 F.2d 7 (2nd Cir. 1982)

BERNARD B. AND SHIRLEY B., INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED, APPELLANTS, v. BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF GREATER NEW YORK; ALBERT LEWIS, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS SUPERINTENDENT OF THE NEW YORK INSURANCE DEPARTMENT; NEW YORK CITY HEALTH AND HOSPITALS CORPORATION, APPELLEES.

No. 908, Docket 81-7791.United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.Argued March 24, 1982.
Decided May 18, 1982.

Minna J. Kotkin, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, Inc., New York City, for appellants.

Robert A. Bicks, Breed, Abbott Morgan, New York City (Victoria A. Cundiff, Rosemary A. Moukad and John L. Shurtleff, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Greater New York, New York City, of counsel), for appellee Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Greater New York.

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June A. Witterschein, New York City (Frederick A. O. Schwartz, Jr., Corp. Counsel, Stephen J. McGrath, New York City, of counsel), for appellee New York City Health and Hospitals Corp.

Donald Sticklor, Asst. Atty. Gen., New York City (Robert Abrams, Atty. Gen. of the State of New York, George D. Zuckerman, Asst. Sol. Gen., New York City, of counsel), for appellee Lewis.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Before LUMBARD and OAKES, Circuit Judges, and FRIEDMAN, Chief Judge, United States Court of Claims.[*]

PER CURIAM:

[1] The judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District Court of New York is affirmed on the opinion of Judge Sand below, 528 F.Supp. 125 (S.D.N.Y. 1981).

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