(September 22, 2016, 12:13 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A divided Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Sept. 20 denied a petition for rehearing en banc in an Employee Retirement Income Security Act case, with the majority saying that a plan administrator’s decision in a dispute over a since-deceased plaintiff’s entitlement to benefits was not illogical, implausible or without support (Estate of Bruce H. Barton v. ADT Security Services Pension Plan, et al., No. 13-56379, 9th Cir.; 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 17146).

(Order available. Document #54-161012-008R.)

Circuit Judges Alex Kozinski and...