Jorita Padfield v. Aig Life Insurance Company, a Corporation

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 2002-05-17

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W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge. This suit for recovery of benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., arises from the death of appellant’s husband as a result of autoerotic asphyxiation. The insurer refused to pay benefits under an accidental injury and death insurance policy governed by ERISA. The district court held that…

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