United States Ninth Circuit
Renfro v. The Funky Door Long Term Disability Plan, 11-15301
In an action by an insured under two long-term disability plans administered by Unum Life Insurance Company, against the plans when administrator decided to deduct plaintiff's Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefit as deductible income under each plan, resulting in an alleged "double offset," summary judgment to the plans and administrator is affirmed where: 1) the district court's decision was not an abuse of discretion, that the plain language of the plans permits the deduction of the SSDI benefit from each plan; and 2) plaintiff is not entitled to equitable estoppel,
Appellate Information
- Decided 06/18/2012
- Published 06/18/2012
Judges
- M. SMITH
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit