AETNA LIFE INSURANCE CO. v. LAVOIE et al. (1986) - Ballotpedia

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AETNA LIFE INSURANCE CO. v. LAVOIE et al.

Term: 1985
Important Dates
Argued: December 4, 1985
Decided: April 22, 1986
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
8-0
Majority
Warren Burger • Sandra Day O'Connor • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Byron White
Concurring
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall

AETNA LIFE INSURANCE CO. v. LAVOIE et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 22, 1986. The case was argued before the court on December 4, 1985.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Alabama State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Due Process - Due process: impartial decision maker
Petitioner: Insurance company, or surety
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: medical or Medicaid claimant
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 475 U.S. 813
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
Who wrote the majority opinion: Warren Burger

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as liberal.

See also

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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