Mealey's (May 20, 2019, 8:56 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal judge erred in denying the surviving domestic partner of a benefit plan participant spousal benefits after the plan participant died, a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled May 14 (David R. Reed v. KRON/IBEW Local 45 Pension Plan, et al., No. 17-17176, 9th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 14581)....