Unum Life Insurance Company of America v. John E. Ward
Decided April 20, 1999. Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 97-1868 · 526 U.S. 358 (1999) · Cited 282 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 9
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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.
- Pilot Life Insurance v. Dedeaux · 481 U.S. 41 (1987)
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Massachusetts · 471 U.S. 724 (1985)
- FMC Corp. v. Holliday · 498 U.S. 52 (1990)
- New York State Conference of Blue Cross & Blue Shield Plans v. Travelers Insurance · 514 U.S. 645 (1995)
- Runyon v. McCrary · 427 U.S. 160 (1976)
- Union Labor Life Insurance v. Pireno · 458 U.S. 119 (1982)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Rush Prudential HMO, Inc. v. Moran · 536 U.S. 355 (2002)
- Kentucky Assn. of Health Plans, Inc. v. Miller · 538 U.S. 329 (2003)
- CIGNA Corp. v. Amara · 563 U.S. 421 (2011)
- Stenberg v. Carhart · 530 U.S. 914 (2000)
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