Jacobson v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. (CA2/1 B338483M, filed 12/3/25, mod. 12/4/25) Public Employee Deferred Retirement Products – Employment Law Weekly

Jacobson v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. (CA2/1 B338483M, filed 12/3/25, mod. 12/4/25) Public Employee Deferred Retirement Products

Phyllis W. Cheng, Esq.

ADR Services Mediator, Former Director of the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (“DFEH”)

December 4, 2025

THE COURT:

It is ordered that the opinion filed on December 3, 2025, be modified as follows:

On page 21, under Disposition, add a second sentence to read as follows:

Met Life is awarded its costs on appeal.

There is a change in the judgment.

https://www4.courts.ca.gov/opinions/documents/B338483M.PDF

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