CHABNER v. UNITED OF OMAHA LIFE INS. CO.

No. 98-17060.

225 F.3d 1042 (2000)

Howard L. CHABNER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNITED OF OMAHA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed September 11, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Horace W. Green and Joel H. Kaplan, Seyfarth, Shaw, Fairweather & Geraldson, San Francisco, CA, for appellant.

Sid Wolinsky, Disability Rights Advocates, Oakland, CA, for appellee.

Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Sacramento, CA, Kathleen W. Mikkelson, Deputy Attorney General, Oakland, CA, for amicus State of California and Stephen Kanwit, Epstein, Becker & Greene, Washington, DC, for amicus Health Insurance Association of America.

Before: HUG, Chief Judge, D.W. NELSON and McKEOWN, Circuit Judges.


HUG, Chief Judge:

Plaintiff/Appellee Howard Chabner brought suit against Defendant/Appellant United of Omaha Insurance Company ("United") for alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") and of various California state laws. Chabner, who is disabled, claims that United unfairly discriminated against him by offering him a life insurance policy that substantially overcharged him for any increased mortality...

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