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DA 09-0682
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA
2011 MT 322

JEANNETTE DIAZ, LEAH HOFFMANN-BERNHARDT, and RACHEL LAUDON, individually and on behalf ofothers similarly situated,
Plaintiffs and Appellants,
v.
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF MONTANA, NEW WEST HEALTH SERVICES, MONTANA COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH ASSOCIATION, STATE OF MONTANA, and JOHN DOES 1-100,
Defendants and Appellees.
APPEAL FROM: District Court of the First Judicial District, In and For the County of Lewis and Clark, Cause No. BDV 2008-956Honorable Jeffrey M. Sherlock, Presiding Judge
COUNSEL OF RECORD: For Appellants:
James G. Hunt (argued), Jonathan McDonald; Dix, Hunt & McDonald,
Helena, Montana
Erik B. Thueson (argued), Thueson Law Office, Helena, Montana
Jory C. Ruggiero, J. Breting Engel; Western Justice Associates, PLLC,

Bozeman, Montana For Appellees: Leo S. Ward, Kimberly A. Beatty, Daniel J. Auerbach (argued);
Browning, Kaleczyc, Berry & Hoven; Helena, Montana (for New West
Health Services)
Robert C. Lukes (argued), Kevin A. Twidwell; Garlington, Lohn &

Robinson, Missoula, Montana (for State of Montana)

Michael F. McMahon, Stefan T. Wall (argued); McMahon Law Firm, PLLC, Helena, Montana (for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana, Inc.)
Argued: August 12, 2011Submitted: August 30, 2011Decided: December 21, 2011
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