Legal Opinion
Fredericksburg Care Co. v. Perez
Texas Supreme Court
Decided March 6, 2015No. 13-0573PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Green
This case involves a federal statutory exception to the general rule that federal law preempts state law. One of the federal laws at issue, the McCarran-Ferguson Act (MFA), 15 U.S.C. §§ 1011-1015, provides an exemption from preemption that applies to state statutes enacted for the purpose of regulating the business of insurance. The trial court found that the MFA applied, triggering the exemption under which the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), 9 U.S.C. §§ 1-16, would not preempt section 74.451 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code, relating to agreements to arbitrate health care…
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