United States Ninth Circuit

Under California insurance law, an "accidental" death must occur from external rather than natural causes, thus an insured's death from a stroke was not an "accident" within the meaning of an accidental death and dismemberment insurance policy.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/07/2003
• Decided 06/19/2003
• Published 06/19/2003

Judges

• SCHROEDER, Chief Judge., Before SCHROEDER, Chief Judge, THOMPSON, and GRABER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Clint W. Feddersen, Glendale, CA, for the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert F. Keehn and Cameron H. Totten, Galton & Helm LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for the defendant-appellee.