title: Case law update. State law negligence actions against MCOs are pre-empted by ERISA.
authors.affiliation: AIG Consultants, Inc., Healthcare Management Division, USA.
authors.forename: John C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: West
mesh_terms: D019461:Employee Retirement Income Security Act / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012308:Risk Management; D035521:Supreme Court Decisions; D014481:United States