U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Recent News About U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
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California district court rules exclusions can be enforced in ERISA suit
SAN FRANCISCO—A California District Court has ruled that a discretionary clause within a benefits policy was to be enforced in the case Bain v. United Healthcare Inc. -
MetLife's paper reviews by doctors ruled as structural conflict in ERISA case
SAN FRANCISCO — MetLife has been found liable after denying a transition in Daniel Demer's benefits in Demer v. IBM Corporation LTD Plan, which was filed in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, California. -
California Supreme Court to review federal de minimis doctrine
SAN FRANCISCO – The California Supreme Court will give a case based on the established doctrine de minimis on the recommendation of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. -
Court maintains 'conversion therapy' ban, saying it does not affect First Amendment
SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently upheld a 2012 law that prohibits licensed mental health practitioners from subjecting minors to harmful "conversion therapy" practices that attempt to change their sexual orientation or gender identity. -
Court sides with marine mammal advocates in naval sonar lawsuit
SAN FRANCISCO — The federal agency tasked with granting the U.S. Navy permission to use low-frequency active sonar for training, testing and routine operations in oceans around the world didn’t do enough to protect marine mammals, a panel of judges in the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decided recently. -
Virginia law firm's amicus brief advances long-delayed NSA suit
OAKLAND – After eight years, a window of opportunity opened last month in Jewel v. NSA, a Fourth Amendment case involving the seizure of AT&T customers’ data by the National Security Agency.