United States Ninth Circuit

Dismissal of plaintiff's claim for long-term disability benefits under ERISA is affirmed where ERISA claims may not be brought against the claims administrator.

Appellate Information

• Argued 08/03/2004
• Decided 02/28/2005
• Published 02/28/2005

Judges

• RAWLINSON, Circuit Judge., Before CANBY, HANSEN, and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Daniel D. Dydzak, Los Angeles, CA, for plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Carolyn A. Knox, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, San Francisco, CA, for defendants-appellees.