ARIANA M. v. HUMANA HEALTH PLAN OF TEXAS, INC.

No. 16-20174.

884 F.3d 246 (2018)

ARIANA M., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HUMANA HEALTH PLAN OF TEXAS, INCORPORATED, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED March 1, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa S. Kantor , Managing Senior Counsel, Peter S. Sessions, Esq. , Kantor & Kantor, L.L.P., 19839 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA 91324, Amar B. Raval , Plummer Law Group, Suite 270, 4203 Montrose Boulevard, Houston, TX 77006, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Carlos Ramon Soltero , Cleveland Terrazas, P.L.L.C., Suite 306B, 4611 Bee Cave Road, Austin, TX 78746, Rachael Kelly Padgett , Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C., Suite 1150, 500 W. 5th Street, Austin, TX 78701-0000, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before STEWART, Chief Judge, and JOLLY, JONES, SMITH, DENNIS, CLEMENT, PRADO, OWEN, ELROD, SOUTHWICK, HAYNES, GRAVES, HIGGINSON, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.


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