9th Circuit Finds Employer’s Notice For Termination Of Life Insurance Was Unclear

Mealey's (February 16, 2021, 12:36 PM EST) -- SEATTLE — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Feb. 9 overturned a portion of a ruling awarding summary judgment to the employer of a man who died from esophageal cancer, finding that its notice regarding the termination of the man’s life insurance policy did not satisfy the requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act because it did not provide the man with sufficient notice of when his the policy ended and about the conversion of the policy....