{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"saint-lukes-hospital-of-kansas-city","displayName":"Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:parent-176697","opinionId":"85796813-53ab-5adf-9f77-7a839cbbaf67","slug":"saint-lukes-hospital-of-kansas-city-v-benefit-management-consultants-inc-d83388","caseName":"Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City\nvs.\nBenefit Management Consultants, Inc., Carthage R-9 School District, and Gerber Life Insurance Company","caseNumber":"WD83388","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2021-04-13","year":2021,"display_summary":"Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City sued Benefit Management Consultants, Inc., Carthage R-9 School District, and Gerber Life Insurance Company for breach of contract, promissory estoppel, unjust enrichment, and violation of Missouri's Prompt Payment Act, seeking payment for healthcare services provided to a plan member. The trial court granted summary judgments and a judgment on the pleadings in favor of the defendants. The appellate court affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded, holding that St. Luke's had standing and was an in-network provider under the plan, but its MPPA and promissory estoppel claims failed, as did its third-party beneficiary claim.","primaryTopic":"insurance","topicSlugs":["insurance","contracts","civil-procedure","summary-judgment","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=176697","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/saint-lukes-hospital-of-kansas-city-v-benefit-management-consultants-inc-d83388","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"personal-injury","label":"Personal Injury","href":"/practice-areas/personal-injury","score":20,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: personal-injury"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/personal-injury"},{"slug":"corporate","label":"Corporate Law","href":"/practice-areas/corporate","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: contracts"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/corporate"},{"slug":"insurance-bad-faith","label":"Insurance Bad Faith","href":"/practice-areas/insurance-bad-faith","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: insurance"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/insurance-bad-faith"}],"role":"appellant"}]}