No. 20-378

North Cypress Medical Center Operating Company, Ltd., et al. v. Cigna Healthcare, et al.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-09-24
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Experienced Counsel
Tags: administrative-discretion benefits-denial circuit-split conflicts-of-interest employee-retirement-income-security-act erisa firestone-analysis judicial-review standard-of-review totality-of-factors
Latest Conference: 2021-01-08
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether, in reviewing an ERISA administrator's benefits denial, it is automatically dispositive that "two other courts" upheld the administrator's interpretation (as the Fifth Circuit held below, rendering "immaterial" the traditional "abuse-of-discretion inquiry"), or whether a reviewing court must consider all the traditional factors required in this Court's "combination-of-factors" analysis (as required by multiple courts of appeals and this Court).

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether, in reviewing an ERISA administrator's benefits denial, it is automatically dispositive that 'two other courts' upheld the administrator's interpretation (as the Fifth Circuit held below, rendering 'immaterial' the traditional Firestone inquiry), or whether a reviewing court must consider all the traditional factors required in this Court's Firestone analysis (as required by multiple courts of appeals and this Court)

Docket Entries

2021-01-11
Petition DENIED.
2020-12-18
Reply of petitioners North Cypress Medical Center Operating Company, Ltd., et al. filed. (Distributed)
2020-12-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
2020-12-01
Motion to delay distribution of the petition for a writ certiorari until December 16, 2020 granted.
2020-11-30
Motion of petitioner to delay distribution of the petition for a writ of certiorari under Rule 15.5 from December 9, 2020 to December 16, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-11-25
Brief of respondents Cigna Healthcare, et al. in opposition filed.
2020-10-06
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 25, 2020.
2020-10-05
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 26, 2020 to November 25, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-09-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 26, 2020)

Attorneys

Cigna Healthcare, et al.
Michael B. KimberlyMCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY, Respondent
North Cypress Medical Center Operating Company, Ltd., et al.
Daniel L. GeyserAlexander Dubose & Jefferson LLP, Petitioner