Legal Opinion
Tremain v. Bell Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 16, 1999No. 98-15252PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge:
OVERVIEW
Petitioner Steffany Tremain (“Tremain”) brought suit against Bell Industries, Inc. (“Bell Industries”); Bell Industries, Inc. Long Term Disability Plan (“the Bell Plan”); and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (“MetLife”) (collectively, “the Defendants”). Tremain claimed the Defendants wrongfully terminated her long-term disability payments under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001, et seq. In addition, Tremain asserted claims for breach of fiduciary duty under 29 U.S.C. §§ 1105, 1109(a) and 1132(a)(2) and…
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3Cited by23 opinions
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