Legal Opinion
Rustad-Link v. Providence Health & Servs.
District Court, D. Montana
Decided January 31, 2018No. CV 16–136–M–DWMPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
At least one other Western District of Washington decision tracks Murray 's lead in holding that Regulation applies to ERISA-governed plans in effect before its enactment. In Treves v. Union Security Insurance Company, LLC , 2014 WL 325149 (W.D. Wash., Jan. 29, 2014), the district court considered whether the Regulation applied to a discretionary clause in a disability plan which went into effect in 2002 (seven years before the Regulation). The court agreed with the reasoning of the Murray decision.
Still other Western District cases have held the Regulation applies without a discussion of the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. BruchSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Hardt v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 2010
- Rex T. KEARNEY, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
- Daniel Kunin v. Benefit Trust Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- Saffon v. Wells Fargo & Co. Long Term Disability PlanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Archer v. Unum Life Insurance Company of AmericaDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 2025
- Murray v. UNUM Life Insurance Company of AmericaDistrict Court, W.D. Kentucky · 2019