Robert Cromwell v. Equicor-Equitable Hca Corp.

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that plaintiffs’ breach of contract claim for failure to pay plan benefits was preempted by ERISA
• noting that where the plaintiff is neither a participant nor beneficiary, “its lack of alternative remedies in the event of preemption is deserving of consideration”
• only participants or beneficiaries of an ERISA plan have standing to sue under ERISA

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

191 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Graham A. Peters v. The Lincoln Electric Company
  Sixth Circuit· 2002-03-21· cited 355×
• Leroy Alexander v. Electronic Data Systems Corporation James Jeros Steven Brechtelsbauer Jane Doe
  Sixth Circuit· 1994-01-06· cited 342×
• Mattie Tolton and Ronald Tolton v. American Biodyne, Inc.
  Sixth Circuit· 1995-03-03· cited 286×
• Lloyd Marks v. Newcourt Credit Group, Inc.
  Sixth Circuit· 2003-09-04· cited 279×
• Longaberger Co. v. Kolt
  Sixth Circuit· 2009-11-16· cited 183×
• Dr. Dale Thurman v. Pfizer, Inc.
  Sixth Circuit· 2007-05-08· cited 144×
• Rosalie Pohl, Steve Pohl, Peter Kellner, and Linda Kellner v. National Benefits Consultants, Inc.
  Seventh Circuit· 1992-01-31· cited 142×
• Derek J. Smith v. Dunham-Bush, Inc., and the Robins Group, Inc.
  Second Circuit· 1992-02-07· cited 142×
• Rosalyn Caffey v. Unum Life Insurance Co.
  Sixth Circuit· 2002-09-03· cited 128×
• Smith v. Provident Bank
  Sixth Circuit· 1999-03-18· cited 120×
• Gagliano v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance
  Fourth Circuit· 2008-11-18· cited 119×
• Briscoe v. Fine
  Sixth Circuit· 2006-04-13· cited 111×
• Penny/ohlmann/nieman, Inc. v. Miami Valley Pension Corp.
  Sixth Circuit· 2005-03-04· cited 108×
• In Home Health, Inc. v. The Prudential Insurance Company of America
  Eighth Circuit· 1997-01-02· cited 105×
• North Jersey Brain & Spine Center v. Aetna, Inc.
  Third Circuit· 2015-09-11· cited 99×
• Plastic Surgery Center, P.A. v. Aetna Life Insurance Co
  Third Circuit· 2020-07-17· cited 99×
• Tango Transport v. Healthcare Financial Services LLC
  Fifth Circuit· 2003-03-12· cited 98×
• Langley v. DaimlerChrysler Corp.
  Sixth Circuit· 2007-09-18· cited 95×
• Ahearn v. Charter Township of Bloomfield
  Sixth Circuit· 1996-11-12· cited 89×
• Unnamed case
  Ninth Circuit· 1998-08-03· cited 76×

Cites

35 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• United Mine Workers of America v. Gibbs
  Supreme Court· 1966-03-28· cited 13,852×
• Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. Doyle
  Supreme Court· 1977-01-11· cited 7,445×
• Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. Bruch
  Supreme Court· 1989-02-21· cited 6,595×
• Caterpillar Inc. v. Williams
  Supreme Court· 1987-06-09· cited 6,547×
• Franchise Tax Bd. of Cal. v. Construction Laborers Vacation Trust for Southern Cal.
  Supreme Court· 1983-06-24· cited 5,652×
• Shaw v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1983-06-24· cited 3,550×
• Pilot Life Insurance v. Dedeaux
  Supreme Court· 1987-04-06· cited 3,459×
• Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Taylor
  Supreme Court· 1987-04-06· cited 3,207×
• FW/PBS, Inc. v. City of Dallas
  Supreme Court· 1990-01-10· cited 2,054×
• Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance v. Russell
  Supreme Court· 1985-06-27· cited 1,937×
• Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Mottley
  Supreme Court· 1908-11-16· cited 1,832×
• Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Massachusetts
  Supreme Court· 1985-06-03· cited 1,645×
• MacKey v. Lanier Collection Agency & Service, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1988-06-17· cited 1,042×
• Pullman Co. v. Jenkins
  Supreme Court· 1939-01-16· cited 698×
• Memorial Hospital System v. Northbrook Life Insurance Company
  Fifth Circuit· 1990-07-16· cited 404×
• The Sommers Drug Stores Co. Employee Profit Sharing Trust, Cross-Appellant v. Corrigan Enterprises, Inc. And Walter N. Corrigan, Cross-Appellees
  Fifth Circuit· 1986-07-14· cited 287×
• Scott v. Gulf Oil Corp.
  Ninth Circuit· 1985-03-06· cited 261×
• Daniel v. Eaton Corp.
  Sixth Circuit· 1988-02-09· cited 235×
• Hermann Hospital v. Meba Medical & Benefits Plan
  Fifth Circuit· 1988-05-26· cited 217×
• Arthur Lister v. H. Allan Stark
  Seventh Circuit· 1989-11-28· cited 154×