Insurer Petitions 5th Circuit On Texas Emergency Care Laws, ERISA Preemption

Mealey's (April 12, 2021, 10:39 AM EDT) -- HOUSTON —  A health insurance company has asked the Fifth Circuit U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals whether Texas’ emergency care laws create an implied private right of action and whether the Employee Retirement Income Security Act preempts claims under those laws in a Feb. 23 petition for permission to appeal on certified questions....