Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Bodimetric Health Services, Inc. v. Aetna Life & Casualty

498 U.S. 1012

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1990-12-10
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • “[w]hile our holding will leave [plaintiff] without a remedy, the availability of a federal remedy is not a prerequisite for federal preemption”
  • “[wjhile our holding will leave [plaintiff] without a remedy, the availability of a federal remedy is not a prerequisite for federal pre emption”
  • suit challenged 1985 Part B claim review procedure and resulting denial of Medicare claims for services provided in that year
  • ERISA pre-empted claim even though plaintiff lacked standing to sue under the Act
  • ERISA does not recognize the validity of an oral modification of a pension plan
  • discussing jurisdiction sufficient to make removal proper
  • Seventh Circuit declines to follow Green-blatt

Citator

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C. A. 7th Cir. Certiorari denied.