Legal Opinion
Kearney v. Standard Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 21, 1998No. Nos. 96-16539, 96-16701PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-appellant Rex T. Kearney, Jr. is an attorney who was a civil trial partner, and managing, partner, at the law firm of Ingoglia, Marskey & Kearney. In 1992, following open heart surgery, he began receiving disability benefits under a Long Term Disability Plan issued by Defendant-Appellee Standard Insurance Company. Within two years of approving such benefits, however, Standard terminated them. Kearney eventually brought suit under the Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA),- 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B) (1994), but the district court granted summary…
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- 21 Employee Benefits Cas. 2889, 98 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 2958, 98 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 4211, 98 Daily Journal D.A.R. 4053, 98 Daily Journal D.A.R. 5227, 98 Daily Journal D.A.R. 5817 Rex T. Kearney, Jr. v. Standard Insurance Company, Rex T. Kearney, Jr. v. Standard Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998