High Court Denies Review In ERISA Preemption Case Involving Insurance Premiums

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 22 denied a petition for a writ of certiorari seeking review of a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals interlocutory decision ruling that ERISA Section 502(a) does not preempt a cause of action challenging allegedly excessive insurance premiums under Montana's unfair-insurance-practices law (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana, Inc. v. Dale Fossen, et al., No. 11-1155, U.S. Sup.; See January 2013, Page 15).Full story on lexis.com