Legal Opinion
Patterson v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance
District Court, C.D. California
Decided December 4, 2013No. Case No. EDCV 13-00211 JGB (OPx)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY ADJUDICATION
JESUS G. BERNAL, District Judge.
Before the Court is Plaintiffs Motion for Summary Adjudication to Establish Defendant Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company’s Liability to Pay Benefits. (Doc. No. 19.) After considering the papers timely filed and the arguments presented at the November 18, 2013 hearing, the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs Motion for Summary Adjudication.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Procedural Background
Plaintiff Susan Patterson filed her Complaint on February 1, 2013 naming Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company (“Reliance Standard”)…
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