Milone v. Exclusive Healthcare, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
244 F.3d 615 · 2001
Citation profile
7 federal appellate · 3 district ·
Relationships
Relies on Firestone Tire and Rubber Company v. Bruch · Donaho v. FMC Corp. · Woo v. Deluxe Corp. · Finley v. Special Agents Mutual Benefit Ass'n, Inc. · Lutheran Medical Center of Omaha Nebraska v. Contractors Laborers Teamsters and Engineers Health and Welfare Plan
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“the benefit plan gives the administrator or fiduciary discretionary authority to determine eligibility for benefits or to construe the terms of the plan.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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