Before former U.S. solicitor general Seth Waxman rose to argue his 75th case before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, it seemed to some that this milestone would be an uphill battle.
But by the time he sat down, he appeared headed for victory in a high-stakes tussle over state collection of health care data.
Waxman, chairman of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr’s appellate and Supreme Court litigation group, represented Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. in its challenge to a Vermont statute—similar to laws in 18 other states—that requires medical insurers to provide data about claims and expenditures to help monitor health care in the state. Liberty Mutual has a self-funded health plan run by Blue Cross Blue Shield for its employees.
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