United States Ninth Circuit
Sznewajs v. U.S. Bancorp Amended & Restated Supp. Benefits Plan, 07-16489
In an ERISA action seeking an order directing a benefit plan to treat plaintiff as a designated surviving spouse beneficiary, summary judgment for plaintiff is reversed where the plan administrator's interpretation denying her that status was not an abuse of discretion.
Appellate Information
- Argued 10/23/2008
- Decided 07/13/2009
- Published 07/13/2009
Judges
- CLIFTON, Circuit Judge:, Before: MELVIN BRUNETTI, GLENN L. ARCHER and RICHARD R. CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- Michael W. Droke (argued) and Jennifer C. Berry, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Seattle, WA, for the defendant-counter-claimant-appellant., Timothy Berg, David N. Heap, and Janice Procter-Murphy (argued), Fennemore Craig, P.C., Phoenix, AZ, for the plaintiff-counter-defendant-appellee.