Legal Opinion
Walker v. American Home Shield Long Term Disability Plan
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 15, 1999No. 97-55503PublishedCited by 144 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:
This case requires resolution of whether the de novo standard of review set out in Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. Bruch, 489 U.S. 101, 109 S.Ct. 948, 103 L.Ed.2d 80 (1989) for an insurance disability case brought under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a), encompasses both plan interpretations and factual determinations. More specifically, we review the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Pamela Walker, who claimed that she was unable to work due to stress, fatigue, and pain, all symptoms of the elusive disease of…
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