Empire Healthchoice Assurance, Inc., Dba Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield v. Denise F. McVeigh, as Administratrix of the Estate of Joseph E. McVeigh

Decided June 15, 2006. Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 05-200 · 547 U.S. 677 (2006) · Cited 1,235 times

Holding

Section 1331 does not encompass Empire’s suit.

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.

• Boyle v. United Technologies Corp. · 487 U.S. 500 (1988)
• Grable & Sons Metal Products, Inc. v. Darue Engineering & Manufacturing · 545 U.S. 308 (2005)
• Clearfield Trust Co. v. United States · 318 U.S. 363 (1943)
• United States v. Kimbell Foods, Inc. · 440 U.S. 715 (1979)
• Jackson Transit Authority v. Local Division 1285, Amalgamated Transit Union · 457 U.S. 15 (1982)
• United States v. County of Allegheny · 322 U.S. 174 (1944)
• National Farmers Union Insurance v. Crow Tribe of Indians · 471 U.S. 845 (1985)
• Illinois v. City of Milwaukee · 406 U.S. 91 (1972)
• United States v. Little Lake Misere Land Co. · 412 U.S. 580 (1973)
• International Ass'n of MacHinists v. Central Airlines, Inc. · 372 U.S. 682 (1963)
• Erie Railroad v. Tompkins · 304 U.S. 64 (1938)
• Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America · 511 U.S. 375 (1994)
• Franchise Tax Bd. of Cal. v. Construction Laborers Vacation Trust for Southern Cal. · 463 U.S. 1 (1983)
• Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Thompson Ex Rel. Thompson · 478 U.S. 804 (1986)
• Transamerica Mortgage Advisors, Inc. v. Lewis · 444 U.S. 11 (1979)
• Jones v. R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co. · 541 U.S. 369 (2004)
• American Well Works Company v. Layne and Bowler Company · 241 U.S. 257 (1916)
• Wisconsin Public Intervenor v. Mortier · 501 U.S. 597 (1991)
• United States v. Seckinger · 397 U.S. 203 (1970)
• West Virginia v. United States · 479 U.S. 305 (1987)
• City of Columbus v. Ours Garage & Wrecker Service, Inc. · 536 U.S. 424 (2002)
• Bank of America National Trust & Savings Ass'n v. Parnell · 352 U.S. 29 (1956)

Cited by

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

• Coventry Health Care of Mo., Inc. v. Nevils · 581 U.S. 87 (2017)
• Gunn v. Minton · 568 U.S. 251 (2013)

Official text

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (2006). 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).