No. 19-146

Thomas P. Kelly, Jr. v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company, et al.

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2019-07-31
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived Experienced Counsel
Tags: administrative-review benefits-denial circuit-split disability-benefits disability-standard erisa futility futility-doctrine own-occupation remand retroactive-benefits
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw Arbitration ERISA SocialSecurity
Latest Conference: 2019-10-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Should this Court resolve the conflict among the Circuits about whether it would be futile to require an ERISA plan participant upon remand to retroactively seek benefits under the 'any occupation' definition for total disability when the same decision maker had already denied him benefits under the less stringent 'own occupation' standard?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED Should this Court resolve the conflict among the Circuits about whether it would be futile to require an ERISA plan participant upon remand to retroactively seek benefits under the “any occupation” definition for total disability when the same decision maker had already denied him benefits under the less stringent “own occupation” standard?

Docket Entries

2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-09-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-08-02
Waiver of right of respondent Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co. to respond filed.
2019-07-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 30, 2019)
2019-06-18
Application (18A1327) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until July 26, 2019.
2019-06-13
Application (18A1327) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 26, 2019 to August 25, 2019, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

Kelly
Dennis P. Derrick — Petitioner
Dennis P. Derrick — Petitioner
Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co.
Joshua BachrachWilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP, Respondent
Joshua BachrachWilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP, Respondent