Legal Opinion
Cigna Healthplan of Louisiana, Inc. Connecticut General Life Insurance Co. v. State of Louisiana, Ex Rel. Richard P. Ieyoub, Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 4, 1996No. 95-30481PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIENER, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs-Appellees CIGNA Health-plan of Louisiana (CIGNA) and Connecticut General Life Insurance Company (CGLIC) filed suit against Defendant-Appellant the State of Louisiana, ex rel. Richard P. Ieyoub, Attorney General 1 (Ieyoub), seeking inter alia (1) a declaratory judgment holding that Louisiana’s Any Willing Provider statute 2 is preempted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) 3 ; and (2) an injunction prohibiting the commencement of any action against them for alleged violations of the Any Willing Provider statute. 4 The district court granted…
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