Legal Opinion
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City v. Bell
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided November 7, 1984No. Civ. A. 84-2255PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SAFFELS, District Judge.
This is a declaratory judgment action challenging a Kansas statute on the grounds that it is pre-empted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and that it violates the United States Constitution. This cause was tried to the court without a jury on September 6, 1984. The parties have completed post-trial briefing and the court is now prepared to rule.
Plaintiff, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City (hereinafter Blue Cross) is a Missouri not-for-profit corporation which sells insurance in Missouri and in Johnson and Wyandotte…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- O'Shea v. LittletonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Hoffman Estates v. Flipside, Hoffman Estates, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Allied Structural Steel Co. v. SpannausSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Western & Southern Life Ins. Co. v. State Bd. of Equalization of Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Whitworth Bros. Storage Company v. Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Kansas City v. Fletcher BellCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1986
- Blue Cross & Blue Shield v. BellCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1986
- Gruber v. Hubbard Bert Karle Weber, Inc.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1985
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