Legal Opinion
Medical Arts Pharmacy of Stamford, Inc. v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Connecticut, Inc.
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided July 21, 1981No. Civ. B-79-77PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
EGINTON, District Judge.
In Group Life & Health Insurance Co. v. Royal Drug Co., 440 U.S. 205, 99 S.Ct. 1067, 59 L.Ed.2d 261 (1979), the Supreme Court held that certain provider agreements entered into between an insurer and a large number of licensed pharmacies were not exempt from examination under the antitrust laws. The basis of the Court’s holding was that these agreements did not constitute the “business of insurance” within the meaning of § 2(b) of the McCarran-Ferguson Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1012(b). The Court specifically did not consider whether…
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Sausalito Pharmacy, Inc. v. Blue Shield of California, Travelers Insurance Co., Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
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