9th Circuit Affirms Ruling In Drunken Driving AD&D Benefits Case Under Padfield

Mealey's (August 29, 2022, 1:57 PM EDT) -- SEATTLE — Ruling that a life insurer forfeited an argument that was based on a policy’s definition of “accident,” a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Aug. 25 upheld a decision against the insurer in an Employee Retirement Income Security Act suit over accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) benefits....