United States Ninth Circuit
Scharff v. Raytheon Co. Short-Term Disability Plan, 07-55951
In an ERISA action seeking benefits under plaintiffs' employer's disability plan, dismissal of the complaint is affirmed where, even if the doctrine of "reasonable expectations" applied here, the one-year contractual statute of limitations met its requirements and also met the statutory and regulatory standards for disclosure.
Appellate Information
- Argued 02/04/2009
- Decided 09/09/2009
- Published 09/09/2009
Judges
- Before: HARRY PREGERSON, SUSAN P. GRABER, and KIM McLANE WARDLAW, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Peter S. Sessions and Lisa S. Kantor, Kantor & Kantor LLP, Northridge, CA, for the plaintiff-appellant.
- For Appellees:
- Ariadne Staples, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Long Island City, NY; and Robert K. Renner, Barger & Wolen LLP, Irvine, CA, for the defendants-appellees.