Ellis v. Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston
Petition for certiorari denied on April 26, 2021
Issue: What the correct test to apply is in deciding whether an otherwise applicable state law"here, a state law prohibiting discretion-conferring provisions in insurance contracts"can be displaced by an Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 plan"s choice-of-law clause.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 01/08/2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 16, 2021) |
| 02/04/2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 16, 2021 to March 18, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 02/05/2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 18, 2021. |
| 03/18/2021 | Brief of respondent Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston in opposition filed. |
| 04/07/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/23/2021. |
| 04/08/2021 | Reply of petitioner Michael D. Ellis filed. (Distributed) |
| 04/26/2021 | Petition DENIED. |