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• U.S. Supreme Court Holds ERISA Does Not Preempt "Any Willing Provider" Laws ( December 2003 )
  David L. Bacon of Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP

  On April 2, 2000, the U.S. Supreme Court in <i>Kentucky Ass'n of Health Plans v. Miller</i> held unanimously that ERISA does not preempt Kentucky's "any willing provider" laws. The Kentucky statutes prohibit health maintenance organizations ("HMOs") and other health insurers from excluding from their provider networks any health care providers who agree to their participation terms.

• MC Carran-Ferguson---NOT ( June 2000 )
  Eugene  Wollan of Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass

  Sometimes, a cigar is just a cigar. Sometimes, it's a crime. By Eugene Wollan, ESQ. When I learned that the th.

• Humana, Inc. v. Forsyth: The Insurance Business is Now Subject to RICO ….Is This the End of the McCarran-Ferguson Defense for Insurers? ( February 1999 )
  Michael J. Mueller of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

  This article illustrates and analyses how the insurance industry can now be subject to RICO laws through an exploration in the case of Humana, Inc. v. Forsyth.

• Once Again, South Carolina Breaks New Ground On Hotly Debated Nexus Issues ( June 1998 )
  Amy L. Silverstein of Morrison & Foerster LLP

  This article focuses on the highlights of the case of City of Charleston v. Government Employees Insurance Co as it relates to Nexus tax issues.

• Quackenbush ( April 1998 )
  Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass

  The extent to which a Liquidator or Receiver of a defunct insurer can be compelled to comply with an arbitration re.