Search : U.S. Supreme Court : Health Law : From 10/01/02 To 07/01/03
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| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Health Law, Injury And Tort Law, Remedies |
| Title: | PACIFICARE HEALTH SYS., INC. v. BOOK |
| Date: | 04/07/03 |
| Case Number: | 02-215 |
| Summary: | Physicians' claims that managed-health-care organizations violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) can be compelled to arbitration. Questions as to remedial provisions in an arbitration agreement and availability of RICO treble damages are premature. |
| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | ERISA, Health Law, Insurance Law |
| Title: | KENTUCKY ASS'N OF HEALTH PLANS, INC. v. MILLER |
| Date: | 04/02/03 |
| Case Number: | 00-1471 |
| Summary: | Kentucky's "Any Willing Provider" statutes, related to potential health maintenance organization (HMO) providers, are laws which regulate insurance under 29 U.S.C. section 1144(b)(2)(A), and are saved from ERISA preemption. |
| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Government Benefits, Health Law, Injury And Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation |
| Title: | NORFOLK & W. RY. CO. v. AYERS |
| Date: | 03/10/03 |
| Case Number: | 01-963 |
| Summary: | Mental anguish damages resulting from the fear of developing cancer may be recovered under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, by a railroad worker suffering from actionable injury asbestosis caused by work-related asbestos exposure. |
| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Health Law |
| Title: | COOK COUNTY v. US EX REL CHANDLER |
| Date: | 03/10/03 |
| Case Number: | 01-1572 |
| Summary: | Local governments are "persons" amenable to qui tam actions under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. section 3729. |
| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law |
| Title: | SCHEIDLER v. NAT'L ORG. FOR WOMEN, INC. |
| Date: | 02/26/03 |
| Case Number: | 01-1118 |
| Summary: | Anti-abortion protesters did not "obtain" property and so did not commit extortion under the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. section 1951, and could not be found liable for racketeering offenses under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. |