9th Circuit Affirms Denial Of Supplemental Life Benefit Based On Employment Finding

Mealey's (July 16, 2021, 1:20 PM EDT) -- PASADENA, Calif. — A federal judge in California’s finding regarding which company had employed a decedent was not clearly erroneous, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled July 9 in an unpublished memorandum disposition, affirming the judge’s denial of a trust’s claim for supplemental life insurance benefits under a plan governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act....