Mealey's (November 11, 2020, 10:14 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 9 denied a petition for writ of certiorari filed by a widow who contended that the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals wrongfully determined that a California state law is preempted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act when it found that an insurer properly denied a claim for accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) benefits (Estate of David Maurice Jr., et al. v. Life Insurance Company of North America, No. 20-343, U.S. Sup.)....