Sixty-Five Security Plan v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield

How courts have described this case

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

• noting that “discretion to grant or deny claims ... has been held sufficient to support a finding of fiduciary status
• describing that because insurer's compensation was a percentage of claims paid and insurer had discretion whether to pay a claim, insurer was a fiduciary with regard to its own compensation
• “The discretion to grant or deny claims, without more, has been held sufficient to support a finding of fiduciary status”
• “The discretion to grant or deny claims, without more, has been held sufficient to support a finding of fiduciary status”
• insurer's compensation was a percentage of claims paid, and insurer had discretion whether to pay a claim; therefore, insurer was a fiduciary as to its own compensation
• disposition of plan assets primarily consisted of payments to plan subscribers

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

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

• American Federation of Unions Local 102 Health & Welfare Fund v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, Defendants
  Fifth Circuit· 1988-04-08· cited 118×
• Abbey E. Blatt v. Marshall and Lassman (Formerly Known as Marshall, Lassman and Company), a Partnership, Louis v. Marshall and Joseph I. Lassman
  Second Circuit· 1987-02-27· cited 114×
• Teamster's Local 348 Health and Welfare Fund v. Kohn Beverage Company
  Sixth Circuit· 1984-11-26· cited 74×
• James P. Crews v. Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund
  Sixth Circuit· 1986-04-14· cited 60×
• United States v. Harvey I. Glick
  Second Circuit· 1998-04-14· cited 39×
• Libbey-Owens-Ford Company v. Blue Cross And Blue Shield Mutual Of Ohio
  Third Circuit· 1993-02-23· cited 38×
• Greenblatt v. Prescription Plan Services Corp.
  S.D. New York· 1992-03-23· cited 37×
• Nobile v. Pension Committee of the Pension Plan
  S.D. New York· 1985-06-17· cited 19×
• Libbey-Owens-Ford Co. v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield Mutual
  Sixth Circuit· 1993-01-13· cited 19×
• Diduck v. Kaszycki & Sons Contractors, Inc.
  S.D. New York· 1990-04-09· cited 18×
• Colleton Regional Hospital v. MRS Medical Review Systems, Inc.
  D. South Carolina· 1994-10-28· cited 15×
• Schwartz v. Newsweek, Inc.
  S.D. New York· 1986-12-08· cited 15×
• In re Express Scripts/Anthem Erisa Litig.
  S.D. Illinois· 2018-01-05· cited 15×
• Glass Dimensions, Inc. ex rel. Glass Dimensions, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan & Trust v. State Street Bank & Trust Co.
  D. Massachusetts· 2013-03-21· cited 15×
• McNeese v. Health Plan Marketing, Inc.
  N.D. Alabama· 1986-04-29· cited 14×
• Forsyth v. Humana, Inc.
  D. Nevada· 1993-07-21· cited 13×
• Smith v. ABS Industries, Inc.
  N.D. Ohio· 1986-06-30· cited 13×
• International Union of Bricklayers & Allied Craftsmen Local 1 of Rhode Island v. Menard & Co. Masonry Building Contractors
  D. Rhode Island· 1985-10-17· cited 12×
• Easter v. Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca Prepaid Health Plan
  N.D. New York· 2016-11-15· cited 11×
• Weber v. Jacobs Manufacturing Co.
  D. Connecticut· 1990-11-05· cited 10×

Cites

14 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Henry Wade Cox v. C. H. Masland & Sons, Inc., a Corporation, and Textile Workers Union of America, Local 1882
  Fifth Circuit· 1980-01-31· cited 94×
• Pollock v. Castrovinci
  S.D. New York· 1979-11-07· cited 85×
• Brink v. DaLesio
  Fourth Circuit· 1981-11-05· cited 74×
• Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 93,342 William Dasho v. The Susquehanna Corporation
  Seventh Circuit· 1972-06-26· cited 72×
• Chase Manhattan Bank v. Perla
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1978-12-15· cited 72×
• Pressroom Unions-printers League Income Security Fund v. Continental Assurance Co.
  Second Circuit· 1983-02-18· cited 62×
• Eversole v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., Inc.
  C.D. California· 1980-09-15· cited 61×
• Stamps v. Michigan Teamsters Joint Council No. 43
  E.D. Michigan· 1977-05-05· cited 50×
• Brink v. DaLesio
  D. Maryland· 1980-08-19· cited 45×
• Cate v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Alabama
  E.D. Tennessee· 1977-08-04· cited 41×
• Robbins v. First American Bank of Virginia
  N.D. Illinois· 1981-05-21· cited 32×
• Eaton v. D'AMATO
  District of Columbia· 1980-05-01· cited 26×
• Hellenic Lines Limited v. Gulf Oil Corporation
  Second Circuit· 1965-01-12· cited 22×
• Austin v. General American Life Insurance
  N.D. Alabama· 1980-10-08· cited 21×