Ellis v. Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston
Certiorari Denied
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.
Jan 8, 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 16, 2021)Feb 4, 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 16, 2021 to March 18, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Feb 5, 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 18, 2021.
Mar 18, 2021Brief of respondent Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston in opposition filed.Apr 7, 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/23/2021.
Apr 8, 2021Reply of petitioner Michael D. Ellis filed. (Distributed)Apr 26, 2021Petition DENIED.
Recommended Citation: Ellis v. Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/ellis-v-liberty-life-assurance-company-of-boston/