United States Ninth Circuit
LAVENTURE v. THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, 99-55990
A disability insurance policy, not originally covered by ERISA, is not converted into an ERISA plan merely because a company offers its employees unrelated health insurance coverage.
Appellate Information
- Argued 11/16/2000
- Decided 01/19/2001
- Published 01/19/2001
Judges
- REED, District Judge:, Before: T.G. NELSON and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges, and REED, District Judge.
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Jeffrey C. Metzger, Laguna Hills, California, for the plaintiff-appellant.
- For Appellees:
- Ronald K. Alberts, Berger, Kahn, Shafton, Moss, Figler, Simon & Gladstone, Marina Del Rey, California, for the defendant-appellee.