Legal Opinion

Ellis v. Egghead Software Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Plans

District Court, E.D. Washington

Decided July 16, 1999No. CS-98-0363-JLQPublished

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION ON THE STANDARD OF REVIEW

QUACKENBUSH, Senior District Judge.

On June 10, 1999, this court heard the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment. This court denied the cross-motions and ordered further briefing on the standard and scope of review. The parties have briefed the court and the court now issues its opinion on the standard of review.

I. The Relevant Facts

Plaintiff John Ellis began working for Egghead Software in December 1994 as a project manager. (Administrative Record 15) His primary duty was to design, order, and install all of the fixtures at new Egghead stores.…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. BruchSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Rex T. KEARNEY, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
  3. Richard Atwood v. Newmont Gold Co., Inc., a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
  4. Donald F. Bogue v. Ampex Corporation and Allied-Signal, Inc. Does 1-10, InclusiveCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
  5. Walker v. American Home Shield Long Term Disability PlanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999

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