537 U.S. 809

EMPIRE BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD
v.
BYRNES ET AL.; and
EMPIRE BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD
v.
ALICEA ET AL.

No. 01-1710.

Supreme Court of United States.

October 7, 2002.

1

CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT.

2

C. A. 2d Cir. Motion of American Association of Health Plans, Inc., et al. for leave to file a brief as amici curiae granted. The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.