Legal Opinion
Durakovic v. BUILDING SERVICE 32 BJ PENSION FUND
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 24, 2010No. Docket 09-3651-cvPublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENNIS JACOBS, Chief Judge:
Plaintiff, Bejaze Durakovic, appeals from an August 4, 2009 judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Block, J.), dismissing her ERISA challenge to a union disability-benefits denial. Durakovic, an office cleaner, suffered chronic pain and weakness in the years following a 1999 automobile accident, and applied for disability benefits from the relevant union funds. When her claim was denied, she filed suit in federal court pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B). 1 On cross motions for summary judgment, the district court…
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