Sluimer v. Verity, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
606 F.3d 584 · 2010
Citation profile
1 federal appellate · 30 district ·
Relationships
Applies 29 U.S.C. § 1022 (§ 102 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974)
Relies on Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · Celotex Corporation v. Catrett H · Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio Corporation · Firestone Tire and Rubber Company v. Bruch · Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Glenn
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 36 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“such as an employer or an insurance company, both determines whether an employee is eligible for benefits and pays benefits out of its own pocket ... this dual role creates a conflict of interest; ... a reviewing court should consider that conflict as a factor in determining whether the plan, administrator has abused its discretion in denying benefits; and ... the significance of the factor will depend upon the circumstances of the particular case.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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