Edmonson v. Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
Certiorari Denied
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).
Nov 22, 2013Application (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.
Nov 27, 2013Application (13A527) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until January 2, 2014.
Dec 16, 2013Application (13A527) to extend further the time from January 2, 2014 to February 1, 2014, submitted to Justice Alito.
Dec 19, 2013Application (13A527) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until February 3, 2014.
Feb 3, 2014Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 7, 2014)
Feb 14, 2014Order extending time to file response to petition to and including April 7, 2014.
Apr 7, 2014Brief of respondent Lincoln National Life Insurance Company in opposition filed.
Apr 22, 2014DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 15, 2014.
Apr 28, 2014Reply of petitioner Connie J. Edmonson filed. (Distributed)May 19, 2014Petition DENIED.
Recommended Citation: Edmonson v. Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/edmonson-v-lincoln-national-life-insurance-company/