9th Circuit Vacates ERISA Ruling Over Record Augmentation Issue

( July 18, 2025, 9:15 AM EDT) -- PASADENA, Calif. — Ruling in an unpublished memorandum disposition that a trial court erred “by not allowing for augmentation of the administrative record despite finding [appellee UnitedHealthcare Insurance Co.’s] initial claims denial explanations deficient under” the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated and remanded a ruling over health plan coverage for surgical sessions in which two procedures were performed....