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Cigna Corp. Vs. Amara

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  • US Supreme Court
  • May 02, 2011

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  1. Duvall Vs. Craig US Supreme Court · Jan 01, 1817
  2. Varity Corp. Vs. Howe US Supreme Court · Mar 19, 1996
  3. Manhattan Bank of Memphis Vs. Walker US Supreme Court · Apr 08, 1889
  4. Et Al. Syllabus October Term, 2010 Cigna Corp. V. Amara
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  5. Sereboff v. Mid
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  6. Thomas, J., joined. Sotomayor, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. CIGNA Corp. v. Amara
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  7. Opinion of the Court Cigna Corp. V. Amara
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  8. Supreme Court of the United States No. 09-804 Cigna Corporation, Et Al., Petitioners V. Janice
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  9. a proper notice, prior to the 2001 amendment that made this power explicit. 559 F. Supp. 2d, at 207 (citing Frommert v. Conkright
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  10. a)(1)(B), regardless, cf. Varity Corp. v. Howe
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  11. F. Supp. 2d, at 205 (citing Sereboff v. Mid
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  12. Great-West Life & Annuity Ins. Co. v. Knudson
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  13. and Mertens v. Hewitt
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  14. language in deciding what those terms are, i.e. , what the language means. See UNUM Life Ins. Co. of America v. Ward
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  15. the power to set plan terms indirectly by including them in the summary plan descriptions. See Curtiss-Wright Corp. v. Schoonejongen
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  16. ERISA typically treats as a trustee) about the terms of a plan (which ERISA typically treats as a trust). See LaRue v. DeWolff
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  17. as written) is a traditional power of an equity court, not a court of law, and was used to prevent fraud. See Baltzer v. Raleigh
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  18. Hearne v. Marine
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  19. Bradford v. Union
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  20. Princess Lida of Thurn and Taxis v. Thompson
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  21. see also Manhattan Bank of Memphis v. Walker
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  22. is so ordered. Justice Sotomayor took no part in the consideration or decision of this case. CIGNA Corp. v. Amara
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  23. Scalia, J., Concurring in Judgment Cigna Corp. V. Amara
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  24. Beck v. PACE
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  25. wrong. An SPD is separate from a plan, and cannot amend a plan unless the plan so provides. See Curtiss-Wright Corp. v. Schoonejongen
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  26. Ibid. (quoting Great-West Life & Annuity Ins. Co. v. Knudson
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  27. see Cooper Industries, Inc. v. Aviall
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  28. case presents no exceptional reason to do so. To the contrary, it presents additional reasons not to do so. Mertens v. Hewitt
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  29. also not obvious that the relief sought in this case would constitute an equitable surcharge allowable under Mertens v. Hewitt
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  30. Associates , 508 U. S. 248 (1993). Cf. Knieriem v. Group
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  31. Petitioners V. Janice
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  32. Frommert v. Conkright
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  33. See UNUM Life Ins. Co. of America v. Ward
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  34. See Curtiss-Wright Corp. v. Schoonejongen
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  35. See LaRue v. DeWolff
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  36. See Baltzer v. Raleigh
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  37. Cooper Industries, Inc. v. Aviall
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  38. Mertens v. Hewitt
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  39. Cf. Knieriem v. Group
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