Lea Wagenstein v. Cigna Life Ins. Co.
Case Details
- Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
- Unpublished
- Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
- appeal
- Circuit
- Ninth Circuit
Related Laws
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Outcome
The Ninth Circuit vacated the district court's judgment upholding termination of long-term disability benefits and remanded for reconsideration, finding that Cigna violated ERISA's procedural requirements by failing to timely disclose a medical opinion to the claimant, thereby denying her a fair review opportunity.
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