Funk v. Cigna Group Insurance’s Empirical Analysis
648 F.3d 182 · 2011
Citation profile
9 federal appellate · 2 district ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1291 · 28 U.S.C. § 1331 · 29 U.S.C. § 1132 (§ 502 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) · 29 U.S.C. § 1133 (§ 503 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974)
Relies on Firestone Tire and Rubber Company v. Bruch · Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Glenn · Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance v. Knudson · Sereboff v. Mid Atlantic Medical Services, Inc. · LaRue v. DeWolff, Boberg & Associates, Inc.
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“Summary judgment is proper if there is no genuine issue of material fact and if, viewing the facts in the light most favorable to the non-moving party, the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.” (citation omitted)). 7 .Counts One and Two of Appellants’ complaint plead two separate First Amendment claims in connection with their challenge to the City's ordinance. Because those claims are essentially identical, we treat them collectively. 8 . For example, Appellants' briefing states that because the ordinance”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“is a numeric rating used by mental health practitioners to measure the functional impairment of a patient on a 0-100 scale in accordance with the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. A score of 40 represents "[s]ome impairment in reality testing or communication (e.g., speech is at times illogical, obscure, or irrelevant) OR major impairment in several areas, such as work or school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood (e.g., depressed man avoids friends, neglects family, and is unable to work ... ).””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“A civil action may be brought-... (3) by a participant, beneficiary, or fiduciary (A) to enjoin any act or practice which violates any provision of this subchapter or the terms of the plan, or (B) to obtain other appropriate equitable relief (i) to redress such violations or (ii) to enforce any provisions of this subchapter or the terms of the plan.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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