Legal Opinion
Dillon v. Combs
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 15, 1990No. 89-2550PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Concerned that state laws frustrated the formation of “purchasing groups” to serve as intermediaries in the insurance business, *1176Congress enacted the Product Liability Risk Retention Act of 1981, Pub.L. 97-45, 95 Stat. 949, 15 U.S.C. §§ 3901-06. This statute overrides the privilege states otherwise enjoy under the McCarran-Ferguson Act to regulate all aspects of the insurance business. Section 3903 exempts most “purchasing groups” (that is, middlemen between clients and insurers) from state regulation. Many an exemption has a catch. In 1986 Congress concluded that…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Cort v. AshSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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- Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Thompson Ex Rel. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Templeton Board of Sewer Commissioners v. American Tissue Mills of Massachusetts, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2003
- Kenro, Inc. v. Fax Daily, Inc.District Court, S.D. Indiana · 1995
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