Defendants:  Act, Amendment Bar Suit Against WA Cares, Claims Unripe Due To Delay

Mealey's (January 12, 2022, 1:16 PM EST) -- SEATTLE — A class action seeking to stop Washington’s new public state-sponsored long-term care insurance program should be dismissed because a delay rendered the claims unripe and because the Tax Injunction Act (TIA) and the 11th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution bar requested relief, the defendants tell a Washington federal court in a Jan. 7 motion....