Legal Opinion
Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association of Rhode Island v. Mark A. Pfeiffer, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 2, 1987No. 87-1302PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
The only issue presented on appeal is whether the district court erred by abstaining from adjudicating a challenge to the constitutionality of a state statute on the basis of principles announced in Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United States, 424 U.S. 800, 96 S.Ct. 1236, 47 L.Ed.2d 483 (1976), and by this court in Allstate Ins. Co. v. Sabbagh, 603 F.2d 228 (1st Cir.1979) (relying on “Burford abstention” principles announced in Burford v. Sun Oil Co., 319 U.S. 315, 63 S.Ct. 1098, 87 L.Ed. 1424 (1943)). We hold that it did.
Appellant, Medical Malpractice…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Middlesex County Ethics Committee v. Garden State Bar Ass'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Burford v. Sun Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Carmen Fragoso, A/K/A Carmen Fragoso De Conway v. Dr. Maria A. LopezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
- George F. Grode, Insurance Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. The Mutual Fire, Marine and Inland Insurance Company. Cynthia M. Maleski, Acting Insurance Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as Acting Rehabilitator of the Mutual Fire, Marine & Inland Insurance Co. v. Brittany Insurance Company Belvedere Underwriting Agents, Ltd. Belvedere Underwriting Agents, Ltd. For and on Behalf of Belvedere Insurance Company, Brittany Insurance Company, Ltd. In No. 93-1128, Belvedere Insurance Company, Ltd. In No. 93-1129Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- Alliance of American Insurers v. CuomoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
- Alliance Of American Insurers v. CuomoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
- Grode v. Mutual Fire, Marine & Inland InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
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