Legal Opinion
Dawson v. Whaland
District Court, D. New Hampshire
Decided January 18, 1982No. Civ. 81-533-DPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
DEVINE, Chief Judge.
The highly commendable efforts of both the State of New Hampshire and the federal government to improve the health and welfare benefits available to working citizens give rise to this litigation. The issue presented for resolution is whether the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001, et seq., preempts a recent amendment to New Hampshire’s statute, Revised Statutes Annotated, Chapter 415, which governs the issuance and extent of “Accident and Health Insurance”. Id. The matter is before the Court following hearing on the merits…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Martori Bros. Distributors v. James-MassengaleCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
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