Federal Case

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• explaining that when determining the nature of the impairment a court must also consider the extent to which the parties' reasonable contract expectations have been disrupted
• finding contract between state workers' compensation agency and insurers based upon statute and other documents
• considering “the extent to which the [parties’] reasonable contract expectations have been disrupted”
• “In practical terms, state legislation violates the Contract Clause if: (1) the state law operates as a substantial impairment upon a contractual relationship, and (2) the state cannot demonstrate a significant and legitimate public purpose behind the regulation.”
• “This right of court access cannot be impaired, either directly or indirectly”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).