Legal Opinion
Bickel v. Long Term Disability Plan of Western Electric
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 22, 1982No. Civ. A. 81-5114PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
TROUTMAN, District Judge.
This action arises under the Employment Retirement Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. (ERISA) and requires a determination whether defendant, Long Term Disability Plan of Western Electric (Plan) improperly denied plaintiff disability benefits. Both parties have moved for summary judgment pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 56.
Defendant is an “Employee Welfare Benefit Plan”, 29 U.S.C. § 1002(1), established pursuant to the terms of a collective bargaining agreement between Western Electric Company — Reading Works (Western Electric) and the…
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