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JOEL SEREBOFF, ET UX. v. MID ATLANTIC MEDICAL SERVICES, INC. (2006)

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JOEL SEREBOFF, ET UX. v. MID ATLANTIC MEDICAL SERVICES, INC.
Term: 2005
Important Dates
Argued: March 28, 2006
Decided: May 15, 2006
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Samuel AlitoStephen BreyerRuth Bader GinsburgAnthony KennedyJohn RobertsAntonin ScaliaDavid SouterJohn Paul StevensClarence Thomas

JOEL SEREBOFF, ET UX. v. MID ATLANTIC MEDICAL SERVICES, INC. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 15, 2006. The case was argued before the court on March 28, 2006.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Maryland U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Employee Retirement Income Security Act (cf. union trust funds)
  • Petitioner: Physically injured person, including wrongful death, who is not an employee
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Employer-employee trust agreement, employee health and welfare fund, or multi-employer pension plan
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 547 U.S. 356
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: John Roberts
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: John Roberts

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 conservative.

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