Legal Opinion
Kartell v. Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 20, 1981PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNolan, J.
On January 16, 1981, a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts certified to this court two questions relating to a private antitrust action now pending in the Federal court. The questions are as follows:
“1. Is Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc. compelled by M.G.L. c. 176B, § 7 or any other Massachusetts statute or required by any clearly articulated and affirmatively expressed State policy (a) to limit fees of participating physicians as described in the annexed Stipulation and (b) to refuse to make payment for non-emergency services provided in…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Parker v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- California Retail Liquor Dealers Assn. v. Midcal Aluminum, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Lehman Brothers v. ScheinSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- City of Lafayette v. Louisiana Power & Light Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Nader v. Allegheny Airlines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Leahy v. Local 1526, American Federation of State, County, & Municipal EmployeesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority v. Auditor of the CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
- 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
- GMAC Mortgage, LLC v. First American Title InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2013
- Kartell v. Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
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