Legal Opinion
American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance v. Sullivan
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 24, 1999No. 97-2000PublishedCited by 3,086 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Rehnquist
delivered the opinion of the Court.†
Pennsylvania provides in its workers’ compensation regime that an employer or insurer may withhold payment for disputed medical treatment pending an independent review to determine whether the treatment is reasonable and necessary. We hold that the insurers are not “state actors” under the Fourteenth Amendment, and that the Pennsylvania re*44gime does not deprive disabled employees of property within the meaning of that Amendment.
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Before the enactment of workers compensation laws, employees who suffered a work-related injury or occupational disease could…
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