Legal Opinion
Yvette Williby v. Aetna Life Ins. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 15, 2017No. 15-56394PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FEINERMAN, District Judge:
Plaintiff-Appellee Yvette Williby worked for The Boeing Company, which provided her with short-term disability payments through a plan that it self-funded. Defendant-Appellant Aetna Life Insurance Company administered the plan. After Aetna determined that Williby was not disabled and terminated her benefits, Williby brought suit under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461. Applying de novo review, the district court held that Aetna improperly denied Williby’s claim. See Williby v. Aetna Life Ins. Co., No.…
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