No. 23-1185

In Re W. A. Griffin

Lower Court: N/A
Docketed: 2024-05-02
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: 11th-circuit-interpretation assignment-of-benefits civil-rights erisa erisa-rights georgia-law georgia-state-law medical-benefit-assignment preemption standing statute-of-limitations statutory-penalties
Latest Conference: 2024-06-06
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether or not Dr. Griffin's assignment of rights and benefits language is sufficient for all remedies supported by US Supreme Court Case law.

2. Whether or not the 11th Circuit should enforce ERISA statutory penalty statue for ERISA violations ($110 per day for each violation)

3. Whether or not the Statue of Limitations is twenty years in the State of Georgia for ERISA statutory penalties in accordance with OCGA § 9-3-22.

4. Whether or not Georgia Mandatory Assignment of Benefit law is pre-empted by ERISA.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the 11th Circuit's case law has improperly voided assignments of benefits and rights permitted under Georgia state law and ERISA

Docket Entries

2024-06-10
Petition DENIED.
2024-05-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/6/2024.
2024-05-06
Waiver of right of respondent Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthcare Plan of Georgia, Inc. to respond filed.
2024-04-30
Petition for a writ of mandamus filed. (Response due June 3, 2024)

Attorneys

Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthcare Plan of Georgia, Inc.
Lindsey B. MannTroutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, Respondent
W.A. Griffin
W.A. Griffin — Petitioner