Legal Opinion
Blankenship v. Liberty Life Assurance Co. of Boston
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 17, 2007No. 05-15077PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge PAEZ; Concurrence by Judge NOONAN.
PAEZ, Circuit Judge.
Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston (“Liberty Life”) appeals the district court’s award of disability benefits to Vorris Blankenship, following a court trial on his claims under the Employment Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) § 502(a)(1)(B) and § 502(a)(3). 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a). Liberty Life does not challenge the district court’s ruling that Blankenship was entitled to long-term disability benefits. Instead, Liberty Life argues that the disability benefits owed Blankenship should have been reduced by the…
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