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151727P.pdf 04/26/2016 32nd Street Surgery Center v. Right Choice Managed Care
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 15-1727
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri - Joplin
[PUBLISHED] [Gruender, Author, with Colloton and Shepherd, Circuit Judges]
Civil case - Contracts. Defendant's interpretation of the contract
provision for provider reimbursement was supported by the language of the
applicable sections and the district court did not err in concluding
plaintiff agreed to accept the rate defendant was paying for services
provided to insureds belonging to all of the insurer's networks; the
district court did not err in finding the parties' contract barred
plaintiff's claims for quantum meruit and unjust enrichment; vexatious
refusal to pay claim rejected; the district court's denial of certain
discovery requests is affirmed as the plaintiff's requests are irrelevant
given the court's disposition of the issues.