United States Ninth Circuit

In a suit for long-term disability benefits, summary judgment in favor of plaintiff is reversed where the district court erred in applying the treating physician rule and erred in reviewing the claims administrator's decision under a de novo standard of review.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/06/2004
• Decided 03/23/2005
• Published 03/23/2005

Judges

• BRUNETTI, Circuit Judge., Before HALL, BRUNETTI, and GRABER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mark A. Perry, Esq., Paul DeCamp, Esq., Washington, DC, Joseph P. Busch III, Esq., Susan B. Burr, Esq., Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Palo Alto, CA, for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Peter Stubbs, Esq., Sacramento, CA;  Richard J. Chiurazzi, Esq., Mastagni, Holstedt & Amick, Sacramento, CA, for the appellee.