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Opinion of the Court
Filed
June 19, 2008
Case
Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Glenn
Case status
Decided

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*108Justice Breyer delivered the opinion of the Court. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) permits a person denied benefits under an employee benefit plan to challenge that denial in federal court. 88 Stat. 829, as amended, 29 U. S. C. § 1001 et seq.; see § 1132(a)(1)(B). Of…

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TypeAuthorFiled
Opinion Stephen Gerald Breyer June 19, 2008
Concurrence Not attributed June 19, 2008
Concurrence in part Not attributed June 19, 2008
Dissent Not attributed June 19, 2008