Guardian Flight, LLC v. Health Care Service Corporation
Certiorari Denied
Petition for certiorari denied on January 12, 2026.
Issue
(1) Whether a breach of Employee Retirement Income Security Act plan terms constitutes an injury in fact to an ERISA plan beneficiary, even where the beneficiary will not suffer any pocketbook injury; and (2) whether, when Congress provided that the No Surprises Act independent dispute resolution process awards are “binding” and mandated that insurers “shall” pay them within 30 days, it intended to allow providers to sue in court to enforce the awards.
Oct 8, 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 10, 2025)Oct 22, 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 10, 2025 to December 10, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
Oct 24, 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 10, 2025.
Nov 5, 2025Brief amicus curiae of American Medical Association filed.Nov 10, 2025Brief amicus curiae of EMS Ambulance Operators Strategic and Innovation Alliance filed.Dec 10, 2025Brief of respondent Health Care Service Corporation in opposition filed.Dec 19, 2025Reply of petitioners Guardian Flight, L.L.C., et al. filed. (Distributed)Dec 22, 2025Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioners.Dec 23, 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
Jan 12, 2026Petition DENIED.
Recommended Citation: Guardian Flight, LLC v. Health Care Service Corporation, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/guardian-flight-llc-v-health-care-service-corporation/