No. 24-392

Argent Trust Company v. Ramon DeJesus Cedeno, et al.

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2024-10-09
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: arbitration-provision circuit-split erisa-claims federal-arbitration-act plan-participant statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference: 2024-11-01
Question Presented (from Petition)

(1) whether a plan participant can only bring a lawsuit under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), as a representative of his or her entire ERISA-governed benefit plan, and (2) whether a participant in an ERISA-governed benefit plan who asserts statutory ERISA claims can be compelled, pursuant to a binding arbitration provision, to submit his or her claims to individual arbitration.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether an ERISA plan participant can bring individual claims and be compelled to individual arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act

Docket Entries

2024-11-04
Petition DENIED.
2024-10-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/1/2024.
2024-10-10
Waiver of right of respondent Ramon DeJesus Cedeno, et al. to respond filed.
2024-10-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 8, 2024)

Attorneys

Argent Trust Company
Lars C. GolumbicGroom Law Group, Chartered, Petitioner
Ramon DeJesus Cedeno, et al.
Peter K. StrisStris and Maher LLP, Respondent