Sally L. Conkright, et al. v. Paul J. Frommert et al.

Decided April 21, 2010. John Glover Roberts Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 08-810 · 559 U.S. 506 (2010) · Cited 329 times

Holding

The District Court should have applied a deferential standard of review to the Plan Administrator’s interpretation of the Plan on re mand.

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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.

• Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. Bruch · 489 U.S. 101 (1989)
• Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Glenn · 554 U.S. 105 (2008)
• Varity Corp. v. Howe · 516 U.S. 489 (1996)
• Aetna Health Inc. v. Davila · 542 U.S. 200 (2004)
• Pilot Life Insurance v. Dedeaux · 481 U.S. 41 (1987)
• Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Fund v. Central Transport, Inc. · 472 U.S. 559 (1985)
• Shaw v. Delta Air Lines, Inc. · 463 U.S. 85 (1983)
• Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance v. Russell · 473 U.S. 134 (1985)
• Mertens v. Hewitt Associates · 508 U.S. 248 (1993)
• Fort Halifax Packing Co. v. Coyne · 482 U.S. 1 (1987)
• United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
• Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance v. Knudson · 534 U.S. 204 (2002)
• Egelhoff v. Egelhoff Ex Rel. Breiner · 532 U.S. 141 (2001)
• Curtiss-Wright Corp. v. Schoonejongen · 514 U.S. 73 (1995)
• LOCKHEED CORP. Et Al. v. SPINK · 517 U.S. 882 (1996)
• Rush Prudential HMO, Inc. v. Moran · 536 U.S. 355 (2002)
• Colton v. Colton · 127 U.S. 300 (1888)

Cited by

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

• Heimeshoff v. Hartford Life & Accident Ins. Co. · 571 U.S. 99 (2013)

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