Edmonson v. Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
Petition for certiorari denied on May 19, 2014
Issue: Whether, when an Employee Retirement Income Security Act plan permits the use of retained asset accounts to settle life-insurance claims but leaves discretion to the insurer to determine the interest rates and other features of those accounts, the insurer ceases to act as a fiduciary when it creates the account (as the Second and Third Circuits have held) or its subsequent discretionary acts remain subject to ERISA"s protections (as the First Circuit has held).
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Petition of the day (Maureen Johnston, May 8, 2014)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 11/22/2013 | Application (13A527) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 3, 2013 to February 1, 2014, submitted to Justice Alito. |
| 11/27/2013 | Application (13A527) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until January 2, 2014. |
| 12/16/2013 | Application (13A527) to extend further the time from January 2, 2014 to February 1, 2014, submitted to Justice Alito. |
| 12/19/2013 | Application (13A527) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until February 3, 2014. |
| 02/03/2014 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 7, 2014) |
| 02/14/2014 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including April 7, 2014. |
| 04/07/2014 | Brief of respondent Lincoln National Life Insurance Company in opposition filed. |
| 04/22/2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 15, 2014. |
| 04/28/2014 | Reply of petitioner Connie J. Edmonson filed. (Distributed) |
| 05/19/2014 | Petition DENIED. |