Legal Opinion
Doris Russell v. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, Celia Stevenson
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 16, 1983No. 81-5879PublishedCited by 105 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge.
Doris Russell sued in California Superior Court to recover damages allegedly resulting from the termination of her employment with Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (Mutual). She also sought damages allegedly resulting from the improper processing of her claim for employee disability benefits. Russell’s complaint asserted several causes of action based on Mutual’s handling of her disability benefits, including claims for breach of the statutory covenant of good faith and fair dealing under Cabins. Code § 790.03(h)(5) (West Supp.1982), 1 and breach of…
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