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ABATIE v. ALTA HEALTH & LIFE INS. CO.

No. 03-55601.

421 F.3d 1053 (2005)

Karla H. ABATIE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ALTA HEALTH & LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, f/k/a Anthem Home Life Insurance Company, f/k/a Home Life Financial Assurance Company, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 31, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig Price, Griffith & Thornburgh, LLP, Santa Barbara, CA, for the appellant.

R. Daniel Lindahl, Bullivant Houser Bailey, P.C., Portland, OR, for the appellee.

Before: PREGERSON, BEEZER, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.

BEEZER, Circuit Judge:

Appellee Alta Health & Life Insurance Company ("Alta"), administrator of an ERISA-regulated employee welfare benefit plan, denied appellant Karla H. Abatie's claim for life insurance benefits for the death of her husband, Dr. Joseph Abatie ("Dr. Abatie"). After conducting a bench trial, the district court held that Alta did not abuse its discretion. Abatie appeals. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we AFFIRM.

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