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Trial Victories
Wible v. Aetna
Willick v. Continental Casualty
Long Beach v. ISOP
Mixon v. Met Life
Malek v. Met Life
Hilton v. Liberty Life
Shalom v. Met Life
Dent v. Canada Life
ExxonMobil v. PTS
Whalen v. Standard Insurance
West v. Met Life

Appeal Victories
Opeta v. Northewest Airlines Pension Plan
Green v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada
Davis v. First Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company
Kolano v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Baboudjian v. Continental Casualty Company
City of Long Beach v. Insurance Company St. of Penn.


ERISA Issues
Russ Petti's ERISA Primer
ERISA Claim Handling Regulations (PDF)
Health Administration Responsibility Project (ERISA page)
ERISA Cross Reference
Department of Insurance Settlement with Hartford re: Discretionary Clauses (pdf)
UNUMProvident Settlement Agreement with CA Dept. of Ins. (pdf)
ERISA Claims Review: “Inapt, a historical mistake, or a mechanical extrapolation from different settings?” (By Russell Petti)
Department of Labor Advice on Filing Claims

Useful Forms and Sites for Practioners
Ninth Circuit Civil Jury Instructions
Ninth Circuit Criminal Jury Instructions
Federal Sentencing Guidelines (2009 version)
California Legal Forms
Federal Legal forms (Central District California)
Local Rules, Central District of California
Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence
Manual for Complex Litigation (Fourth)
Los Angeles Superior Court Homepage
Central District of California Homepage

Appellate Related Sites
Recent Ninth Circuit Opinions
Recent Supreme Court Opinions
Transcripts of Supreme Court Arguments
Ninth Circuit Oral Arguments
Oyez (Supreme Court News)
Ninth Circuit Local Rules

Miscellaneous
California Attorney General Opinions
California Insurance Code
United States Constitution
Recent Court Victories
Recent Appeal Victories
Some Lawyer Humor