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Top NC court could hear government retiree health benefit case again
A 13-year legal battle over state government retiree health benefits could be headed back to North Carolina’s highest court.
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State Supreme Court will not reverse course on retiree health benefits ruling
The state Supreme Court has rejected a request to overturn its earlier decision allowing government retirees to pursue a lawsuit that could restore a discarded premium-free health care option. The decision affects 220,000 retirees.
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Government retirees object to State Health Plan’s pursuit of rare ‘writ of prohibition’
N.C. government retirees suing for access to their former premium-free health benefits oppose the latest courtroom request from their legal opponents. They filed paperwork Friday with the N.C. Supreme Court objecting to a rare “writ of prohibition” in the case. The dispute ultimately could affect 220,000 government retirees.
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NC Supreme Court urged to throw out earlier ruling on government retiree health benefits
The State Health Plan, Teachers’ and State Employees’ Retirement System, and Treasurer Dale Folwell are asking the N.C. Supreme Court to issue a rare “writ of prohibition.” The writ would block a ruling last year that allowed 220,000 government retirees to pursue a lawsuit for premium-free health care benefits.
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U.S. Supreme Court declines to take up N.C. State Health Plan dispute
The U.S. Supreme Court will not take up a case involving a dispute over premiums charged to government retirees on North Carolina’s State Health Plan. The court issued an order Monday denying the state’s request to hear the case. The case affects about 220,000 retirees.
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State urges U.S. Supreme Court to take up dispute over health plan premiums
N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein has filed paperwork urging the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a dispute involving premiums charged to government retirees on the State Health Plan. The state hopes the nation’s highest court will overturn a March 11 ruling from the N.C. Supreme Court. State justices ruled by a 4-2 vote that 220,000 state government retirees had a contractual right to premium-free health care benefits that had been promised to them.
