Heimeshoff v. Hartford Life & Accident INS. Co.

Decided December 16, 2013. Clarence Thomas delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 12-729 · 571 U.S. 99 (2013) · Cited 359 times

Holding

The Plan's limitations provision is enforceable.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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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.

• Order of United Commercial Travelers of America v. Wolfe · 331 U.S. 586 (1947)
• Hardin v. Straub · 490 U.S. 536 (1989)
• Occidental Life Insurance v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission · 432 U.S. 355 (1977)
• Bay Area Laundry & Dry Cleaning Pension Trust Fund v. Ferbar Corp. of California, Inc. · 522 U.S. 192 (1997)
• Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. Bruch · 489 U.S. 101 (1989)
• Irwin v. Department of Veterans Affairs · 498 U.S. 89 (1990)
• Johnson v. Railway Express Agency, Inc. · 421 U.S. 454 (1975)
• Varity Corp. v. Howe · 516 U.S. 489 (1996)
• Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Glenn · 554 U.S. 105 (2008)
• Black & Decker Disability Plan v. Nord · 538 U.S. 822 (2003)
• Board of Regents of Univ. of State of NY v. Tomanio · 446 U.S. 478 (1980)
• CIGNA Corp. v. Amara · 563 U.S. 421 (2011)
• Reiter v. Cooper · 507 U.S. 258 (1993)
• Curtiss-Wright Corp. v. Schoonejongen · 514 U.S. 73 (1995)
• Dodd v. United States · 545 U.S. 353 (2005)
• International Union of Electrical, Radio & MacHine Workers v. Robbins & Myers, Inc. · 429 U.S. 229 (1976)
• LaRue v. DeWolff, Boberg & Associates, Inc. · 552 U.S. 248 (2008)
• Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. Harriman · 227 U.S. 657 (1913)
• McMahon v. United States · 342 U.S. 25 (1951)
• Conkright v. Frommert · 559 U.S. 506 (2010)
• Graham County Soil & Water Conservation District v. United States Ex Rel. Wilson · 545 U.S. 409 (2005)
• Kennedy v. Plan Administrator for DuPont Savings & Investment Plan · 555 U.S. 285 (2009)
• Thompson v. Phenix Insurance · 136 U.S. 287 (1890)
• North Star Steel Co. v. Thomas · 515 U.S. 29 (1995)
• Rawlings v. Ray · 312 U.S. 96 (1941)
• U.S. Airways, Inc. v. McCutchen · 569 U.S. 88 (2013)

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• Lozano v. Montoya Alvarez · 572 U.S. 1 (2014)

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