Legal Opinion
Lavino v. Metropolitan Life Insurance
District Court, C.D. California
Decided January 20, 2011No. CV 10-3623 SVW (FMOx)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
STEPHEN V. WILSON, District Judge.
I. Introduction
Plaintiff Kelly Lavino filed this suit seeking ERISA-governed long-term disability benefits from Defendant Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (“MetLife”) under her Malcolm Pirnie Welfare Benefit Plan (“the Plan”). On January 13, 2010, this Court issued a Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law in a related matter, Lavino v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, CV 08-2910 SVW (FMCx), 2010 WL 234817 (C.D.Cal. Jan. 13, 2010) (hereinafter, “Lavino I”), and issued judgement thereon on January 19, 2010…
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