US Airways, Inc., in Its Capacity as Fiduciary and Plan Administrator of the US Airways, Inc. Employee Benefits Plan, Petitioner v. James E. McCutchen et al.

Decided April 16, 2013. Elena Kagan delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 11-1285 · 569 U.S. 88 (2013) · Cited 286 times

Holding

Because respondent had no personal interest in representing putative, unnamed claimants, nor any other continuing interest that would preserve her suit from mootness, her suit was appropriately dismissed for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

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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.

• Sereboff v. Mid Atlantic Medical Services, Inc. · 547 U.S. 356 (2006)
• Boeing Co. v. Van Gemert · 444 U.S. 472 (1980)
• Mills v. Electric Auto-Lite Co. · 396 U.S. 375 (1970)
• Sprague v. Ticonic National Bank · 307 U.S. 161 (1939)
• Mertens v. Hewitt Associates · 508 U.S. 248 (1993)
• Curtiss-Wright Corp. v. Schoonejongen · 514 U.S. 73 (1995)
• Barnes v. Alexander · 232 U.S. 117 (1914)
• CIGNA Corp. v. Amara · 563 U.S. 421 (2011)
• Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. Bruch · 489 U.S. 101 (1989)
• Baldwin v. Reese · 541 U.S. 27 (2004)
• Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance v. Russell · 473 U.S. 134 (1985)
• Hall v. Cole · 412 U.S. 1 (1973)
• Trustees v. Greenough · 105 U.S. 527 (1882)
• Yee v. City of Escondido · 503 U.S. 519 (1992)

Cited by

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

• Montanile v. Board of Trustees of Nat. Elevator Industry Health Benefit Plan · 577 U.S. 136 (2016)
• Heimeshoff v. Hartford Life & Accident Ins. Co. · 571 U.S. 99 (2013)

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