World Insurance Co. v. Branch

156 F.3d 1142, 8 Am. Disabilities Cas. (BNA) 1023, 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 24274

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

Appellant Ralph J. Branch appeals the district court’s ruling rescinding the health insurance policy underwritten by World Insurance Company. Cross-Appellant World Insurance Company appeals the district court’s ruling that the policy limitation on expenses incurred for the treatment of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) violates Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12181-12189.

We affirm on the basis of the district court’s analysis and ruling in its May 22, 1997 order, in which the district court denied “defendant’s motion for summary judgment, as it pertains to plaintiffs claim for rescission and his counterclaim for specific performance .... ” World Ins. Co. v. Branch, 966 F.Supp. 1203, 1206-07 (N.D.Ga.1997). Because the policy has been rescinded, the district court’s ruling regarding AIDS and Title III of the ADA is moot and is vacated.

AFFIRMED IN PART and VACATED IN PART.