Legal Opinion
Conrad v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided October 31, 2003No. CIV.A.02-11123-GAOPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
O’TOOLE, District Judge.
Thomas M. Conrad has brought suit against Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company (“Reliance”) to challenge its decision to deny his claim for long-term disability benefits. Conrad was a beneficiary under an insurance policy issued by Reliance to NitroMed, Inc. (“NitroMed”), Conrad’s former employer. Because the policy was part of an employee welfare benefit plan, it is governed by the Employment Retirement Income and Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001 et seq. Under ERISA, a beneficiary has the right to seek review of an insurer’s…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. BruchSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Maria H. Pinto v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
- Carolyn Pari-Fasano v. Itt Hartford Life and Accident Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2000
- Doe v. Travelers InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
- Hughes v. Boston Mutual Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Petrone v. Long Term Disability Income PlanDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2013
- McCarthy v. Commerce Group, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 2011
- Doe v. Unum Life Insurance Co. of AmericaDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2014
- Shahpazian v. Reliance Standard Life InsuranceDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 2005
- Gunn v. Reliance Standard Life InsuranceDistrict Court, C.D. California · 2005
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