Deborah Firman v. Beacon Construction Co., Inc.

In this ERISA ease, the Life Insurance Company of North America (LINA) appeals the decision of the district court holding that LINA abused its discretion in its denial of benefits to the appellee, Deborah Firman. We have carefully reviewed the district court’s opinion, heard oral arguments, and considered the arguments in the parties’ briefs; and we are convinced that the district court correctly applied the law to the relevant facts and reached the appropriate legal conclusions. We emphasize the district court’s holding that the common law definition of “accident” adopted in Todd v. AIG Life…