Legal Opinion
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Florida, Inc. v. Department of Banking & Finance
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 24, 1986No. 85-3641PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Per curiam
At issue in this appeal is the relationship between state unclaimed property law and the federal employees’ health benefit program. The dispute is over what happens to health benefit payments that remain unclaimed for seven years. Florida law dictates one disposition, the federal government’s contract with one benefit provider dictates another. The district court, 613 F.Supp. 188, held that the federal contract preempts the state law. We affirm.
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The Service Benefit Plan is one of a number of health insurance plans which the federal government makes available to its employees and partially…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Udall v. TallmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Park 'N Fly, Inc. v. Dollar Park & Fly, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Unemployment Compensation Comm'n of Alaska v. AragonSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Aetna Life Insurance v. ParkerDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1988
- 22 Employee Benefits Cas. 2794, Pens. Plan Guide (Cch) P 23,954 Commonwealth Edison Company and Trustees of the Commonwealth Edison Service Annuity Fund v. Sarah D. Vega, in Her Official Capacity as Director, State of Illinois Department of Financial InstitutionsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
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