Legal Opinion
Mitchell v. CB Richard Ellis Long Term Disability Plan
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 26, 2010No. 08-55277, 08-55686PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WARDLAW, Circuit Judge:
The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (“MetLife”) appeals from the district court’s judgment awarding Michael Mitchell long-term disability (“LTD”) benefits and attorneys’ fees, in an action arising under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001 et seq. MetLife is the current insurer and administrator for the LTD benefits plan (“the Plan”) provided by Mitchell’s employer, CB Richard Ellis, and it insured and administered the Plan at the time that Mitchell filed his claim for benefits. Unum Life Insurance Company of…
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- Penny Grosz-Salomon v. Paul Revere Life Insurance Company, a Provident Company Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- Donald Jebian v. Hewlett-Packard Company Employee Benefits Organization Income Protection Plan Erisa PlanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
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