No. 18-232

W. A. Griffin v. Teamcare, et al.

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2018-08-22
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: assignment assignment-of-rights benefit-assignment circuit-split erisa medical-provider medical-providers participant-rights statutory-penalties welfare-benefit-plan welfare-benefits written-assignment-of-benefits
Key Terms:
ERISA
Latest Conference: 2018-10-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether ERISA authorizes assignment of statutory penalties

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED “1. Whether or not ERISA authorizes a participant or member of a welfare benefit plan to assign his or her rights to statutory penalties to a medical provider who secures a written assignment of benefit as a condition for medical services. iii ; °

Docket Entries

2018-10-29
Petition DENIED.
2018-10-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/26/2018.
2018-08-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment filed. (Response due September 21, 2018)

Attorneys

W. A. Griffin
W. A. Griffin — Petitioner
W. A. Griffin — Petitioner