Wyoming has asked a federal appeals court in Denver to block a judge's ruling on the state's ability to regulate air ambulance companies, reports Washington Times.
In May, U.S. District Judge Alan Johnson ruled in favor of four air transport companies that filed suit against Wyoming last year. The suit alleged a state compensation law — which capped state reimbursement for air ambulance services for injured workers at $3,900 — violated a federal airline deregulation law that prohibits states from regulating prices, routes and services.
The suit alleged Wyoming owes the ambulance companies collectively more than $2 million in unpaid claims by refusing to pay more than the capped amount.