Legal Opinion
Sheehan v. Metropolitan Life Insurance
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 17, 2005No. 01 Civ. 9182CSHPublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
HAIGHT, Senior District Judge.
In this action governed by the Employee Retirement and Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. (“ERISA”), plaintiff James C. Sheehan sues defendant Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (“Met-Life”) to recover unpaid disability benefits allegedly due since March 31, 2001, the date MetLife terminated Sheehan’s benefits under an insurance policy (“the Policy,” “the Disability Plan,” or “the Plan”) MetLife issued to Sheehan’s employer, Bear Stearns & Co. (“Bear Stearns”), and for a judicial declaration that MetLife is obligated by the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Judith P. Masella v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Connecticut, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
- Robert W. Heidgerd v. Olin CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
- Sally J. Burke v. Kodak Retirement Income Plan and Kodak Retirement Income Plan CommitteeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003
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