Legal Opinion

Horn v. Provident Life & Accident Insurance

District Court, N.D. California

Decided December 13, 2004No. C 04-0589 MHPPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

PATEL, District Judge.

Plaintiff Lawrence Horn filed this action under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., seeking review of defendants’ calculation of his disability benefits. Now before the court are the parties’ cross-motions for summary adjudication as to the issue of what standard of review this court should apply -in its evaluation of defendants’ decision denying plaintiffs request for additional disability benefits. Having considered the arguments presented and for the reasons stated below, the court enters the following memorandum and…

2Cases cited33 opinions

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  4. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. BruchSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. Skidmore v. Swift & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Lundquist v. Continental Casualty Co.District Court, C.D. California · 2005
  2. Boyd v. Aetna Life InsuranceDistrict Court, C.D. California · 2006
  3. Cox v. Allin Corp. PlanDistrict Court, N.D. California · 2014
  4. Tuttle v. Varian Medical Systems Inc.District Court, D. Arizona · 2013
  5. Candace Rushing v. Life Insurance Company of North AmericaDistrict Court, C.D. California · 2026

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