▁escape ▁li ability ▁by ▁" rap id ly " ▁sp ending ▁his ▁money ▁on ▁non - trace able ▁items . ▁She ▁described ▁the ▁majority ' s ▁r uling ▁as ▁a ▁" b izar re ▁conclusion " ▁and ▁instead ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁Court ▁should ▁have ▁aff ir med ▁the ▁judgment ▁of ▁the ▁Ele vent h ▁Circ uit . ▁Justice ▁G ins burg ▁also ▁ur ged ▁the ▁Court ▁" to ▁conf ess ▁its ▁error " ▁and ▁over turn ▁Great - West ▁Life ▁& ▁An nu ity ▁Ins . ▁Co . ▁v . ▁Kn ud son , ▁a ▁case ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁Court ▁held ▁that ▁Congress ▁intended ▁to ▁limit ▁rem ed ies ▁that ▁were ▁available ▁under ▁ER IS A ▁section ▁ 5 0 2 ( a )( 3 ). ▁ ▁Comment ary ▁and ▁analysis ▁Following ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁Court ' s ▁decision , ▁comment ators ▁offered ▁a ▁variety ▁predictions ▁about ▁the ▁case ' s ▁long - term ▁impact . ▁In ▁his ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁Court ' s ▁decision , ▁Ron ald ▁Mann ▁described ▁the ▁case ▁as ▁" a ▁strong ▁candidate ▁for ▁this ▁year ’ s ▁award ▁for ▁' case ▁that ▁breaks ▁the ▁least ▁new ▁ground ' ". ▁John ▁W . ▁K link er ▁agreed ▁that ▁"[ t ] he ▁preced ent ▁set ▁by ▁this ▁decision ▁may ▁be ▁quite ▁narrow " ▁but ▁also ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁case ▁" has ▁the ▁potential ▁to ▁greatly ▁affect ▁the ▁fund ing ▁of ▁w elf are ▁benefits ▁plans ". ▁Josh ua ▁Bach rach , ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁argued ▁that