Legal Opinion
Armani v. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 4, 2016No. 14-56866PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
D.W. NELSON, Senior Circuit Judge:
Avery Armani (Armani) appeals the district court’s judgment denying him benefits under his long term disability policy sponsored by his employer and issued by Appellee Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company (Northwestern Mutual). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we VACATE the part of the judgment denying Armani benefits and REMAND the case for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
BACKGROUND
Armani worked as a full-time controller for the Renaissance Insurance Agency (Renaissance) from November 3, 2008 to May 18,…
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