Legal Opinion
Abatie v. Alta Health & Life Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 14, 2006No. 03-55601; D.C. CV-01-06699-JFWPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge Graber.
Concurrence by Judge Kleinfeld.
Concurrence by Judge Gould.
GRABER, Circuit Judge:
After Dr. Joseph Abatie died, his widow — Plaintiff Karla H. Abatie — sought life insurance benefits from Alta Health & Life Insurance Company under an employee welfare benefit plan regulated by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). Alta, which was both the administrator and the funding source of the plan, denied benefits. Plaintiff then brought this action. The district court upheld Alta’s decision. Plaintiffs appeal questioned the standard of review that the…
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