Amicus Announcement
SJC-09944
THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT IS SOLICITING AMICUS BRIEFS OR MEMORANDA FROM INTERESTED PARTIES IN THE FOLLOWING MATTER PENDING BEFORE THE COURT
ARGUMENT IS SCHEDULED FOR FALL 2007.
SJC-09944
Metropolitan Property & Casualty Insurance Co. v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts.
The issue presented concerns the proper allocation of medical coverage between automobile and health insurers for persons injured in automobile accidents: specifically, the issue is whether a private health insurer may decline to cover an insured above the initial $2000 PIP, on the theory that the insured must first exhaust any optional medical coverage (MedPay) benefits.
Interested parties may file their briefs in the Office of the Clerk for the Commonwealth, John Adams Courthouse, Suite 1-400, Pemberton Square, Boston MA 02108-1724 (Telephone 617-557-1020). Parties filing amicus briefs are expected to comply with the requirements of Rules 17, 19 and 20 of Mass. Rules of Appellate Procedure. Amicus briefs, to assist the court, should focus on the ramifications of a decision and not solely on the interests of the parties filing such briefs.
| Susan Mellen, Clerk |
May 22, 2007