Orzechowski v. Boeing Co. Non-Union Long-Term Disability Plan, Plan Number 625

OPINION

BYBEE, Circuit Judge:

Talana Orzechowski challenges Aetna Life Insurance Company’s (Aetna) decision to terminate her long-term disability benefits under a plan created by her employer, The Boeing Company (Boeing). Under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), we may review a denial of benefits. Where a plan grants discretion to an administrator to determine benefits, we ordinarily review for abuse of discretion. By statute, however, California has voided such provisions conferring discretionary authority to ERISA plan administrators such as Aetna. Cal. Ins. Code §…