Legal Opinion
Friedrich v. Intel Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 29, 1999No. Nos. 97-16623, 97-17183PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge:
Intel Corporation and Intel Corporation Long Term Disability Benefit Plan (collectively “Intel”) appeal the district court’s judgment in favor' of plaintiff-appellee Joseph Friedrich, following a bench trial. The district court, concluded that Intel failed to comply with the Employee Retire-, ment Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) when it denied Friedrich’s claim for long term disability benefits. Intel argues, that the district court erred in reviewing Friedrich’s claim de novo and awarding Friedrich benefits and attorneys’ fees. We affirm ,the district court…
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