Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided May 24, 1991No. 1900470, 1900471PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The petition for the writ of mandamus filed by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama ("Blue Cross") is granted. The trial court is directed to set aside its order designating a class and certifying this as a class action, and it is directed to set aside its order entering a partial summary judgment for the plaintiffs on the issue of liability. All other relief sought by the petitioner is denied.
The appeal filed by Blue Cross is dismissed.
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- General Telephone Co. of Southwest v. FalconSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Schlesinger v. Reservists Committee to Stop the WarSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- East Texas Motor Freight System, Inc. v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Rowan v. First Bank of BoazSupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
- 4 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1269, 4 Fair empl.prac.cas. 741, 4 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 7775 Brisco Huff, on Behalf of Himself and Others Similarly Situated v. N. D. Cass Company of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by56 opinions
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