Legal Opinion

Estate of Bishop v. Bechtel Power Corp.

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided June 8, 1990No. 89-55018PublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judge:

The plaintiffs in a employee disability insurance dispute timely appealed the district court’s orders denying remand to state court and imposing sanctions against their attorney. We dismiss for lack of appellate jurisdiction.

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On May 5, 1987, George and Pearl Bishop filed an action in California state court against Mr. Bishop’s former employer, ap-pellee Bechtel Power Corporation (“Bechtel”) and Bechtel’s carrier of long term employee disability insurance, appellee Connecticut General Life Insurance Company (“CIGNA”). The lawsuit (“Bishop /”) staked out nine…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. Coopers & Lybrand v. LivesaySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. RisjordSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Grubbs v. General Electric Credit Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. Jerome R. Lewis v. Time IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983

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3Cited by43 opinions

  1. Concha v. LondonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
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  4. Canada Life Assurance Co. v. LaPeterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
  5. Rohm & Hass Texas, Inc. v. Ortiz Brothers Insulation, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994

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