· 8/6/2003
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc. v. Praeger
Citations
- 75 P.3d 226
- 276 Kan. 232
- 2003 Kan. LEXIS 481
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- applying five factors listed in the Kansas Insurance Companies Holding Act to deny Anthem’s® request to acquire Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas
- approving agency’s interpretation of statute designed to protect public; court granted great deference and found that agency’s interpretation should be upheld because it had a rational basis
- giving \great deference\ to Insurance Commissioner's statutory interpretation if it has a \rational basis\
- giving “great deference” to Insurance Commissioner’s statutory interpretation if it has a “rational basis”
- courts have duty to construe statutes in constitutional manner if it can be done
- A statute must clearly violate the constitution before it may be struck down
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Judges: Bcbsks Engaged Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein
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