Dieffenbach v. Cigna, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
2009
Citation profile
1 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1291 · 28 U.S.C. § 144 · 29 U.S.C. § 1002 (§ 3 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) · 29 U.S.C. § 1132 (§ 502 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) · 29 U.S.C. § 1144 (§ 514 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974)
Relies on Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp. · Firestone Tire and Rubber Company v. Bruch · Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better Environment · Franchise Tax Board of the State of California v. Construction Laborers Vacation Trust for Southern California · Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corp.
Most-quoted passages
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“an order denying remand is reviewable under the collateral order doctrine.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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