title: Tort liability for managed care: the weakening of ERISA's protective shield.
abstract: In light of recent developments in the law of ERISA preemption, author assesses the extent to which litigants are successfully imposing tort liability on HMOs and MCOs.
authors.affiliation: University of Louisville School of Law, Kentucky, USA.
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Jordan
mesh_terms: D003406:Credentialing; D019461:Employee Retirement Income Security Act; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016134:Organizational Policy; D014481:United States