Gardner v. Metropolitan Life Insurance

*679 MEMORANDUM OPINION

SCHMEHL, District Judge.

Plaintiff, Bonnie Gardner (“Gardner”), brings the instant action to challenge the denial of her claim for disability benefits pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B) against Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (“MetLife”), the insurance company that funded and administered the disability insurance plan provided by her employer. Gardner claims that MetLife’s denial of her claim for long term disability benefits was arbitrary and capricious.

The parties have each moved for summary judgment.…