Legal Opinion
Fleisher v. Standard Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 17, 2012No. 11-2490PublishedCited by 254 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
VANASKIE, Circuit Judge.
Robert Fleisher, D.M.D., filed suit against the Standard Insurance Company (“Standard”), alleging, inter alia, a violation of § 502(a)(1)(B) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B). The suit arises out of Standard’s decision to reduce Fleisher’s monthly long-term disability (“LTD”) benefits by the amount of the monthly benefits he receives under a separate LTD insurance policy issued to him by the North American Company for Life and Health Insurance (“North American”). Fleisher disputes Standard’s…
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