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Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 29:1132 E.R.I.S.A.-Employee Benefits

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TERESA E. NEATHERY, an individual,

Plaintiff,

v.

CHEVRON TEXACO CORPORATION GROUP

ACCIDENT POLICY NO. OK 826458 AND

ACCIDENT POLICY NO. SLG-000784, group

welfare benefits plans under ERISA, and DOES 1

through 10, inclusive,

Defendants.

CASE NO.: 05cv1883 JM (CAB)

AMENDED JUDGMENT IN A CIVIL

CASE

Doc. No. 198

This action came to trial or hearing before the Court. The issues have been tried or heard and a

decision has been rendered. The Court issued its MEMORANDUM AND DECISION REVERSING

DEFENDANTS’ DECISION TO DENY BENEFITS [Doc 167] on August 11, 2009. A JUDGMENT

IN A CIVIL CASE [Doc 168] was entered by the Clerk of the Court on August 12, 2009. An ORDER

TAXING COSTS [Doc 187] was entered by the Clerk of the Court on September 24, 2009. The Court

entered its ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR INTEREST, ATTORNEY’S FEES, AND COSTS [Doc

194] on November 2, 2009. For purposes of clarification, the Court hereby enters this AMENDED

JUDGMENT IN A CIVIL CASE. 

IT IS ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the Court finds, based on a de novo review of the

administrative record in place at the time this litigation was initiated, Neathery’s death was caused by

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an “accident” covered under the Plans. LINA’s denial of benefits to Plaintiff under the Plans is therefore

reversed. Judgment is entered in favor of Plaintiff, Teresa E. Neathery, and against Defendant Voluntary

Group Accident Insurance Plan and Defendant On-the Job Accident Insurance Plan, erroneously sued

as Chevron Texaco Corporation Group Accident Policy No. OK 826458 and defendant Accident Policy

No. SLG-000784, in the following amounts:

$275,000.00 against Voluntary Group Accident Insurance Plan which is the amount

of the policy coverage;

$500,000.00 against On-the Job Accident Insurance Plan which is the amount of the

policy coverage;

$49,828.00 pre-judgment interest against Voluntary Group Accident Insurance

Plan;

$92,537.00 pre-judgment interest against On-the Job Accident Insurance Plan;

$9,750.00 reasonable costs, jointly and severally, against Voluntary Group

Accident Insurance Plan and On-the-Job Accident Insurance Plan ;

$1,177.60 court costs, jointly and severally, against Voluntary Group Accident

Insurance Plan and On-the Job Accident Insurance Plan; and

$314,516.00 attorney’s fees, jointly and severally, against Voluntary Group Accident

Insurance Plan and On-the Job Accident Insurance Plan

$1,242,808.60 TOTAL JUDGMENT

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: December 18, 2009

 Hon. Jeffrey T. Miller

 United States District Judge

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