Rush Prudential Hmo, Inc. v. Debra C. Moran et al.

Decided June 20, 2002. David Hackett Souter delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 00-1021 · 536 U.S. 355 (2002) · Cited 300 times

Holding

ERISA does not preempt the Illinois HMO Act.

The Court’s statement of the holding, from the opinion’s syllabus. The syllabus is prepared by the Reporter of Decisions and is not part of the opinion of the Court — read the official opinion for authority.

How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.

Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Pegram v. Herdrich · 530 U.S. 211 (2000)
• Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Massachusetts · 471 U.S. 724 (1985)
• Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance v. Russell · 473 U.S. 134 (1985)
• Pilot Life Insurance v. Dedeaux · 481 U.S. 41 (1987)
• Unum Life Insurance Co. of America v. Ward · 526 U.S. 358 (1999)
• Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Taylor · 481 U.S. 58 (1987)
• Union Labor Life Insurance v. Pireno · 458 U.S. 119 (1982)
• New York State Conference of Blue Cross & Blue Shield Plans v. Travelers Insurance · 514 U.S. 645 (1995)
• Silkwood v. Kerr-McGee Corp. · 464 U.S. 238 (1984)
• John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance v. Harris Trust & Savings Bank · 510 U.S. 86 (1993)
• Securities & Exchange Commission v. Variable Annuity Life Insurance · 359 U.S. 65 (1959)
• Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. Bruch · 489 U.S. 101 (1989)
• Ingersoll-Rand Co. v. McClendon · 498 U.S. 133 (1990)
• Group Life & Health Insurance v. Royal Drug Co. · 440 U.S. 205 (1979)
• FMC Corp. v. Holliday · 498 U.S. 52 (1990)
• Egelhoff v. Egelhoff Ex Rel. Breiner · 532 U.S. 141 (2001)
• Hartford Fire Ins. Co. v. California · 509 U.S. 764 (1993)
• DelCostello v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters · 462 U.S. 151 (1983)
• United Steelworkers v. American Manufacturing Co. · 363 U.S. 564 (1960)
• United Paperworkers International Union v. Misco, Inc. · 484 U.S. 29 (1987)
• Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp. · 331 U.S. 218 (1947)
• Fort Halifax Packing Co. v. Coyne · 482 U.S. 1 (1987)
• Alessi v. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. · 451 U.S. 504 (1981)
• Adams Express Company v. Croninger · 226 U.S. 491 (1912)
• Great American Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Novotny · 442 U.S. 366 (1979)
• Park 'N Fly, Inc. v. Dollar Park & Fly, Inc. · 469 U.S. 189 (1985)
• Securities & Exchange Commission v. National Securities, Inc. · 393 U.S. 453 (1969)
• California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement v. Dillingham Construction, N. A. · 519 U.S. 316 (1997)
• Barnett Bank of Marion County, N. A. v. Nelson · 517 U.S. 25 (1996)
• Boggs v. Boggs · 520 U.S. 833 (1997)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Kentucky Assn. of Health Plans, Inc. v. Miller · 538 U.S. 329 (2003)
• Aetna Health Inc. v. Davila · 542 U.S. 200 (2004)
• Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Glenn · 554 U.S. 105 (2008)
• Wyeth v. Levine · 555 U.S. 555 (2009)
• Gonzales v. Oregon · 546 U.S. 243 (2006)
• Conkright v. Frommert · 559 U.S. 506 (2010)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (2002). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).