Legal Opinion
Nelson v. Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 4, 1979PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBraucher, J.
The plaintiffs, medical associations and individual doctors, brought two class actions against Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc. (Blue Shield), the only "medical service corporation” operating under G. L. c. 176B, attacking the propriety of Blue Shield’s current methods of compensating its participating physicians. A judge of the Superior Court reported the cases to the Appeals Court, and we allowed an application by the plaintiffs in one of the cases for direct appellate review. We apply the doctrines of primary jurisdiction and exhaustion of administrative remedies, and hold that the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Dodd v. Commercial Union InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- East Chop Tennis Club v. Massachusetts Commission Against DiscriminationMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Save the Bay, Inc. v. Department of Public UtilitiesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- James P. Kartell, M.D., and Grant v. Rodkey, M.D., Intervenor-Plaintiffs-Appellants v. Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
- American Hoechest Corp. v. DEPT. OF PUB. UTILITIESMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Kartell v. Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
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