United States Third Circuit

A New Jersey statute, which states that subrogation and reimbursement provisions are no longer permitted in New Jersey health insurance policies, is preempted by ERISA section 514, 29 U.S.C. section 1144.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/15/2004
• Decided 03/24/2005
• Published 03/25/2005

Judges

• Before NYGAARD and GARTH, Circuit Judges and POLLAK, District Judge.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• William F. Hanrahan, (Argued), Edward A. Scallet, Jason H. Ehrenberg, Groom Law Group Chartered, Washington, DC, for Appellants/Cross Appellees United Healthcare Corp., Edward S. Wardell, (Argued), Kelley Wardell & Craig, Haddonfield, NJ, for Appellants/Cross Appellees Horizon Blue Cross, etc., et. al., Donna S. Moffa, (Argued), Trujillo Rodriguez & Richards, Haddonfield, NJ, for Appellees/Cross Appellants Noreen Bogurski., Frank P. Solomon, (Argued), Weitz & Luxenberg, Cherry Hill, NJ, Natalie Bennett, Shepherd Finkelman Miller & Shah, Washington Professional Campus, Turnersville, NJ, for Appellees/Cross Appellants Jean Levine, etc.