Legal Opinion
Wadsworth v. Whaland
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 1, 1977No. Nos. 77-1135 and 77-1136PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Circuit Judge.
This case presents an important and fundamental question of federal preemption because of an alleged conflict between the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C § 1001 et seq., and the New Hampshire state law regulating the content of group insurance policies, Chapter 57 of the Laws of 1976, N.H.Rev. Stat.Ann. §§ 415:18-a, 419:5-a and 420:5-a (1976). Chapter 57 requires the “issuers” of group health insurance policies to provide coverage for the treatment of mental illnesses and emotional disorders.1 ERISA does not require this. Administrators of…
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