Piepenhagen v. Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

JAMES C. TURK, Senior District Judge.

This matter is presently before the court on cross-motions for summary judgment filed by Plaintiff Thomas F. Piepenhagen (“Piepenhagen”) (Docket No. 22), and Defendant Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. Employee Benefit Plan (“ODFL”) (Docket No. 24). Piepenhagen originally filed this cause of action after ODFL denied him long-term disability benefits under the terms of its employer-sponsored welfare benefit plan. Piepenhagen claims that ODFL violated the Employment Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., when it…