978, 985 (9th Cir.2005) (<HOLDING>). First, contrary to Barnes’s assertion, the
recognizing that appellate court reviews questions of law de novo holding that the court reviews an administrators decision de novo when substantial procedural errors cause the beneficiary substantive harm holding that statutory construction is a question of law which this court reviews de novo holding appellate court reviews legal conclusions de novo holding that in the context of an arbitrability determination the court reviews the contract de novo