William Ardary v. Aetna Health Plans Of California, Inc.

98 F.3d 496 65 USLW 2265 , 65 USLW 2455 , 51 Soc.Sec.Rep.Ser. 822, Medicare & Medicaid Guide P 44,727, Medicare & Medicaid Guide P 44,975, 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7727 , 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 12,763 , 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 15 ,517 William ARDARY; Diane M. Houston; Kevin Ardary; William C. Ardary, MD, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. AETNA HEALTH PLANS OF CALIFORNIA, INC., formerly dba: Aetna Health Plans of Southern California, Inc.; Aetna Life & Casualty Company; Aetna Life Insurance Company; AHP Holdings, Inc.; Aetna Health Management, Inc.; Partners Acquisition Company; Arrowest Physician Association; Judith Hendrix, Defendants-Appellees. No. 94-56552. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 10, 1996. Decided Oct. 21, 1996. As Amended on Denial of Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Dec. 26, 1996. * Sharon J. Arkin, Shernoff, Bidart & Darras, Claremont, California, for the plaintiffs-appellants. William A. Helvestine, Cynthia Becker, Epstein Becker & Green, San Francisco, California, and Barry S. Landberg, Terri D. Keville, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, Los Angeles, California, for the defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United…