Mark Gomez v. Ericsson, Inc.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• finding “a great deal of discretion” when administrator had to decide whether, among other things, “good reason” existed for employee’s departure
• “He tries a new argument not raised before the administrator . . . . But we cannot consider an argument that a plan did not first have the opportunity to assess.”
• “He tries a new argument not raised before the administrator . . . . But we cannot consider an argument that a plan did not first have the opportunity to assess.”
• “Even for plans that result in only a lump-sum payment, [an ongoing] administrative scheme can be found in a number of other features,” such as “the estab- lishment of procedures for handling claims and appeals.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

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  Fifth Circuit· 2023-10-06· cited 1×
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  E.D. Louisiana· 2017-02-14
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Cites

16 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Varity Corp. v. Howe
  Supreme Court· 1996-03-19· cited 1,806×
• Fort Halifax Packing Co. v. Coyne
  Supreme Court· 1987-06-01· cited 1,315×
• Jack D. Denton v. First National Bank of Waco, Texas
  First Circuit· 1985-07-22· cited 181×
• Giles v. NYLCare Health Plans, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1999-04-09· cited 148×
• Mary R. Wells v. General Motors Corporation
  Fifth Circuit· 1989-09-28· cited 96×
• Mary Smith v. Regional Transit Authority, e
  Fifth Circuit· 2014-06-23· cited 82×
• John E. Fontenot v. Nl Industries, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1992-02-19· cited 76×
• Burell v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America
  Fifth Circuit· 2016-04-11· cited 75×
• William R. PERDUE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BURGER KING CORPORATION, Craig Bushey, and the Benefits Committee, Defendants-Appellees
  Fifth Circuit· 1993-12-01· cited 62×
• United Parcel Service, Inc. v. Flores-Galarza
  First Circuit· 2003-02-04· cited 57×
• Stone v. UNOCAL Termination Allowance Plan
  Fifth Circuit· 2009-05-28· cited 40×
• Allan Tinoco Valssilios Voulgarakis v. Marine Chartering Company, Inc., and as Successor in Interest to Marine Management and Consultant, Ltd.
  Fifth Circuit· 2002-10-31· cited 26×
• J.R. Whittemore v. Schlumberger Technology Corp.
  Fifth Circuit· 1992-09-21· cited 24×
• John Clayton v. ConocoPhillips Company
  Fifth Circuit· 2013-07-04· cited 23×
• Ebenstein v. Ericsson Internet Applications, Inc.
  E.D. New York· 2003-05-05· cited 4×
• Gautier-Figueroa v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Puerto Rico, Inc.
  D. Puerto Rico· 2012-02-29· cited 3×