Legal Opinion
Abbott v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Texas, Inc.
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided July 30, 2003No. 03-98-00558-CVPublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LEE YEAKEL, Justice.
The Texas Attorney General, appellant, brought suit in district court 1 against ap- pellee Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, Inc. (“Blue Cross/Texas”) and others 2 opposing a proposed merger between Blue Cross/Texas and Healthcare Service Corporation of Illinois, doing business as Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (“Blue Cross/Illinois”), asserting, inter alia, that Blue Cross/Texas is a common-law charity that must preserve its assets for charitable purposes and the merger is prohibited by the Texas Non Profit Corporation Act. 3 After trial and after the…
2Cases cited48 opinions
- Walker v. PackerTexas Supreme Court · 1992
- Dow Chemical Co. v. FrancisTexas Supreme Court · 2001
- Sterner v. Marathon Oil Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1989
- McGalliard v. KuhlmannTexas Supreme Court · 1986
- Catalina v. BlasdelTexas Supreme Court · 1994
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Alma Group, L.L.C. v. Palmer, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2004
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- City of Corpus Christi v. Gomez, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2004
- City of Houston v. Williams, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2006
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