Legal Opinion

National Council on Compensation Insurance v. Superintendent of Insurance

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided March 4, 1988PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McKUSICK, Chief Justice.

The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI),1 two Liberty insurance companies 2 (Liberty), and Thé Home Insurance Company (Home) appeal from a Superior Court (Kennebec County) decision rejecting their challenge to the constitutionality in its operation of a 1985 statute that mandated an immediate reduction in workers’ compensation insurance rates, required participation in an assigned risk pool, and placed a limit on future rate increases. While this appeal was pending, the legislature repealed the entire 1985 statute and substantially modified the Maine…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. State v. GleasonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
  2. John Conyers, Member, United States House of Representatives v. Ronald Wilson Reagan, Individually, and as President of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
  3. Cuthbertson v. Clark Equipment Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1982
  4. National Council on Compensation Insurance v. Superintendent of InsuranceSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984
  5. Graffam v. WraySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981

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3Cited by7 opinions

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  2. International Paper Co. v. United Paperworkers International UnionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1988
  3. MAINE AFL-CIO v. Superintendent of Ins.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1991
  4. Campaign for Sensible Transportation v. Maine Turnpike AuthoritySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1995
  5. In Re Marcial O.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1999

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