Civil Rights
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In an ERISA action seeking benefits under plaintiffs' employer's disability plan, dismissal of the complaint is affirmed where, even if the doctrine of "reasonable expectations" applied here, the one-year contractual statute of limitations met its requirements and also met the statutory and regulatory standards for disclosure.
Read Scharff v. Raytheon Co. Short-Term Disability Plan, No. 07-55951
Appellate Information
Submitted May 7, 2009
Filed September 9, 2009
Judges
Opinion by Judge Graber
Dissent by Judge Pregerson
Counsel
For Appellant:
Peter S. Sessions, Kantor & Kantor LLP, Northridge, CA
Lisa S. Kantor, Kantor & Kantor LLP, Northridge, CA
For Appellees:
Ariadne Staples, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Long Island City, NY