Legal Opinion
Jorita Padfield v. Aig Life Insurance Company, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 17, 2002No. 00-57054PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge.
This suit for recovery of benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., arises from the death of appellant’s husband as a result of autoerotic asphyxiation. The insurer refused to pay benefits under an accidental injury and death insurance policy governed by ERISA. The district court held that the death was caused by an intentionally self-inflicted injury, and thus was not covered by the policy. We reverse.
I. Facts
The relevant facts are not in dispute. On the evening of February 9, 1999, Gerald Alan Padfield…
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