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5 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 19 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Clarence E. Lockhart v. United Mine Workers of America 1974 Pension Trust Paul R. Dean Michael H. Holland Marty D. Hudson Elliott A. Segal, Trustees.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clarence E. Lockhart v. United Mine Workers of America 1974 Pension Trust Paul R. Dean Michael H. Holland Marty D. Hudson Elliott A. Segal, Trustees Anchor | green | “the award of benefits under any erisa plan is governed in the first instance by the language of the plan itself.” | 7 |
| 2 | Estate of Genevieve Rolin, Deceased, Haydee Rolin and Marine Midland Bank New York, Executors v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue | green | “since the principle of retroactive renunciation is that a disclaimer of an interest may be treated as relating back in time, it seems irrelevant to the efficacy of that principle that the interest has expired.” | 3 |
| 3 | Mcmillan v. Parrott | green | “erisa plans are to be administered according to their controlling documents.... if the designation on file controls, administrators and courts need look no further than the plan documents to determine the beneficiary....” | 3 |
| 4 | Clarence E. Lockhart v. United Mine Workers of America 1974 Pension Trust Paul R. Dean Michael H. Holland Marty D. Hudson Elliott A. Segal, Trustees | green | “award of benefits under any erisa plan is governed in the first instance by the language of the plan itself” | 3 |
| 5 | The Sunbeam-Oster Company, Inc. Group Benefits Plan for Salaried and Non-Bargaining Hourly Employees v. Leonard Whitehurst, Jr. | green | “beneficiary or an entitled beneficiary.” | 3 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment: for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.