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Davies v. Paul Revere Life Insurance Company

United States District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Dec 12, 2002
236 F. Supp. 2d 445 (M.D. Pa. 2002)

Summary

holding that "[o]nly after reviewing multiple loops and still frames can a cardiologist reach a medically reasonable assessment as to whether the twenty percent threshold for moderate mitral regurgitation has been achieved"

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Opinion

No. 3:CV-99-0370

December 12, 2002.

J. Frederick Rohrbeck, Kreder, Brooks, Hailstone Ludwig, Scranton, PA, Lucille Marsh Kreder, Brooks, Hailstone Ludwig, Scranton, PA, for Plaintiff.

Elizabeth A. Venditta, White and Williams. Philadelphia, PA, Andrew F. Susko, White Williams, Philadelphia, PA, for defendant.


ORDER


AND NOW, this 12th day of December, 2002, upon consideration of the Joint/Uncontested/Stipulated Motion For Withdrawal And/Or Vacatur of this Court's Memorandum Opinion and Order Dated June 13, 2001, it is hereby

ORDERED and DECREED that the Motion is GRANTED. This Court's Memorandum Opinion and Order dated June 13, 2001 (docket no. 38 and related docket nos. 40, 41, and 42) are hereby vacated in full. The electronic research services, including without limitation, Lexis and Westlaw, are hereby ordered to similarly withdraw the aforementioned Memorandum Opinion and Order from publication.

The parties, promptly upon execution of a Release evidencing the settlement, are directed to file a stipulation of voluntary dismissal with the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. The Clerk of Court is directed to mark this matter as SETTLED, DISCONTINUED, AND ENDED.


Summaries of

Davies v. Paul Revere Life Insurance Company

United States District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Dec 12, 2002
236 F. Supp. 2d 445 (M.D. Pa. 2002)

holding that "[o]nly after reviewing multiple loops and still frames can a cardiologist reach a medically reasonable assessment as to whether the twenty percent threshold for moderate mitral regurgitation has been achieved"

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finding certifications of mitral valve regurgitation by two doctors submitted to trust by two related firms medically unreasonable

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stating that mild and trace mitral regurgitation exists in approximately ninety percent of the population but moderate levels of mitral regurgitation can "become[] a serious medical condition"

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authorizing additional audits of claims submitted by specified doctors and firms to prevent depletion of trust fund through payments to ineligible persons

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Case details for

Davies v. Paul Revere Life Insurance Company

Case Details

Full title:Alan R. DAVIES, Plaintiff v. THE PAUL REVERE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY…

Court:United States District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania

Date published: Dec 12, 2002

Citations

236 F. Supp. 2d 445 (M.D. Pa. 2002)

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