Aetna Life Insurance Company v. Kobold

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Coventry Health Care of Missouri, Inc. v. Nevils

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
13-1467	Ariz. Ct. App.	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	OT 2014

Issue: Whether the Federal Employees Health Benefits Act (FEHBA), which expressly "preempt[s] any State or local law" that would prevent enforcement of "[t]he terms of any contract" under FEHBA that "relate to the nature, provision, or extent of coverage or benefits (including payments with respect to benefits)," preempts state laws precluding carriers that administer FEHBA plans from seeking reimbursement or subrogation pursuant to the terms of FEHBA contracts. CVSG: 05/22/2015.

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Petitions of the day (Maureen Johnston, July 11, 2014)

Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
06/09/2014	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 9, 2014)
06/20/2014	Brief of respondent Matthew Kobold in opposition filed.
07/16/2014	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 29, 2014.
07/16/2014	Reply of petitioner Aetna Life Insurance Company filed. (Distributed)
10/06/2014	The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.
05/22/2015	Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. VIDED.
06/01/2015	Supplemental brief of petitioner Aetna Life Insurance Company filed. VIDED.
06/09/2015	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 25, 2015.
06/10/2015	Supplemental brief of respondent Matthew Kobold filed. (Distributed)
06/29/2015	The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted. The judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the Supreme Court of Appeals of Arizona for further consideration in light of new regulations promulgated by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). See OPM, Final Rule, Federal Employees Health Benefits Program; Subrogation and Reimbursement Recovery, 80 Fed. Reg. 29,203 (May 21, 2015) (5 C.F.R. 890.106).
07/31/2015	MANDATE ISSUED.