The following excerpt is from Honda v. Sunshine Biscuit Long Term Disability Plan, 125 F.3d 858 (9th Cir. 1997):
1 The terms "abuse of discretion" and "arbitrary and capricious" are used interchangeably. Taft v. Equitable Life Assurance Soc'y, 9 F.3d 1469, 1471 n. 2 (9th Cir.1994).
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