United States Ninth Circuit
Leeson v. Transamerica Disability Income Plan, 10-35380
In an action under ERISA challenging the termination of the plaintiff's long-term disability benefits that was dismissed by the district court for lack of standing to pursue an ERISA claim and thus lack of federal subject matter jurisdiction, the dismissal is vacated and the case remanded, as the plaintiff's status as a participant for purposes of ERISA was a substantive element of his claim, not a prerequisite for subject matter jurisdiction.
Appellate Information
- Decided 01/23/2012
- Published 01/23/2012
Judges
- Paez
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Steven Krafchick, David Levin