Legal Opinion
America's Health Insurance Plans v. Ralph Hudgens
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 14, 2014No. 13-10349PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MIDDLEBROOKS, District Judge:
This appeal is taken from an opinion and order by the District Court for the Northern District of Georgia preliminarily enjoining Defendant Ralph T. Hudgens (the “Commissioner”), in his official capacity as Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner, from enforcing several provisions of the Georgia Code as preempted by Section 514 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1144(a).
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2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Fort Halifax Packing Co. v. CoyneSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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