Coventry Health Care of Missouri, Inc. v. Nevils

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
16-149	Mo.	Mar 1, 2017	Apr 18, 2017	8-0	Ginsburg	OT 2016

Holding: (1) Because contractual subrogation and reimbursement prescriptions plainly "relate to ... payments with respect to benefits," as stated in the Section 8902(m)(1) of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Act of 1959, they override state laws barring subrogation and reimbursement; and (2) the regime Congress enacted is compatible with the supremacy clause.

Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 8-0, in an opinion by Justice Ginsburg on April 18, 2017. Justice Thomas filed a concurring opinion. Justice Gorsuch took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

SCOTUSblog Coverage

Opinion analysis: Justices reject Missouri's push to expand insurance benefits for federal employees (Ronald Mann, April 18, 2017)
Argument analysis: Justices dubious about Missouri's right to expand insurance benefits for federal employees (Ronald Mann, March 2, 2017)
Argument preview: Insurance companies and federal employees square off in fight over pre-emption by contract (Ronald Mann, February 22, 2017)
Justices add pre-emption case to merits docket (Amy Howe, November 4, 2016)
Petition of the day (Kate Howard, August 27, 2016)

Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
08/01/2016	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 1, 2016)
08/12/2016	Order extending time to file response to petition to and including October 3, 2016.
10/03/2016	Brief of respondent Jodie Nevils in opposition filed.
10/11/2016	Reply of petitioner Coventry Health Care of Missouri, Inc. filed.
10/12/2016	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 28, 2016.
10/31/2016	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 4, 2016.
11/04/2016	Petition GRANTED.
12/19/2016	Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
12/19/2016	Brief of petitioner Coventry Health Care of Missouri, Inc. filed.
12/20/2016	Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for petitioner
12/22/2016	SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, March 1, 2017.
12/27/2016	Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
12/27/2016	Brief amicus curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed.
12/27/2016	Brief amici curiae of America's Health Insurance Plans, et al. filed.
01/13/2017	Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
01/17/2017	Record requested from the Supreme Court of Missouri.
01/18/2017	CIRCULATED.
01/18/2017	Brief of respondent Jodie Nevils filed. (Distributed.)
01/19/2017	Record received from the Supreme Court of Missouri. The record is electronic.
01/24/2017	Brief amicus curiae of American Association for Justice filed. (Distributed)
01/25/2017	Brief amici curiae of National Governors Association, et al. filed. (Distributed)
01/25/2017	Brief amici curiae of Constitutional and Administrative Law Scholars filed. (Distributed)
01/25/2017	Brief amicus curiae of Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys filed. (Distributed)
01/25/2017	Brief amici curiae of Montana, et al. filed. (Distributed)
02/16/2017	Reply of petitioner Coventry Health Care of Missouri, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
02/17/2017	Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
03/01/2017	Argued. For petitioner: Miguel A. Estrada, Washington, D. C.; and Zachary D. Tripp, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Matthew Wessler, Washington, D. C.
04/18/2017	Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Ginsburg, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which all other Members joined, except Gorsuch, J., who took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. Thomas, J., filed a concurring opinion.
05/22/2017	JUDGMENT ISSUED.
05/22/2017	MANDATE ISSUED.