INDIVIDUAL HEALTHCARE v. BLUECROSS

No. M2015-02524-SC-R11-CV

566 S.W.3d 671 (2019)

INDIVIDUAL HEALTHCARE SPECIALISTS, INC. v. BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD OF TENNESSEE, INC.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, AT NASHVILLE.

Filed January 18, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Todd Presnell , Joel D. Eckert , Edmund S. Sauer , Junaid A. Odubeko , and Jessica Jernigan-Johnson , Nashville, Tennessee, for the defendant/appellant/cross-appellee, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Inc.

Jay S. Bowen and Will Parsons, Nashville, Tennessee, for the plaintiff/appellee/cross-appellant, Individual Healthcare Specialists, Inc.

Amy J. Farrar , Murfreesboro, Tennessee; and Hyland Hunt and Ruthanne M. Deutsch , Washington, D.C., for the amicus curiae, America's Health Insurance Plans.

Thomas Anthony Swafford and Rocklan W. King III , Nashville, Tennessee, for the amici curiae, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Memphis Chamber, and the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce.

Lynda M. Hill and Katharine B. Fischman , Nashville, Tennessee, for the amicus curiae, the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry.

George T. Lewis, III , and Nicole D. Berkowitz , Memphis, Tennessee, for the amici curiae, Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association and DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar.

John F. Kuppens , Chicago, Illinois, for the amicus curiae DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar.

Professor George W. Kuney , Knoxville, Tennessee, amicus curiae.


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