Legal Opinion
Leahy v. Raytheon Corporation
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 17, 2002No. 02-1215PublishedCited by 236 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
In this case, brought pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461 (2000), plaintiff-appellant Daniel J. Leahy alleges that defendant-appellee Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife), as the claims administrator for Raytheon Company’s long-term disability plan (the Plan), unreasonably denied his claim for benefits. The district court granted summary judgment in the defendants’ favor. 1 The plaintiff appeals. After addressing certain questions raised by the plaintiff anent the standard of review in ERISA benefit…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. BruchSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- 60 soc.sec.rep.ser. 541, unempl.ins.rep. (Cch) P 16155b, 1999 Daily Journal D.A.R. 1855 David Morgan v. Commissioner of the Social Security Administration Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
- Albert Shaw v. Shirley S. Chater, as Commissioner of the Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
- Gerald Griggs-Ryan v. Beulah Smith, Gerald Griggs-Ryan v. Richard ConnellyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- William Edward Goodermote v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
28 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by236 opinions
- Mark C. Hawkins v. First Union Corporation Long-Term Disability PlanCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2003
- Alamo Rodriguez v. Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Inc.District Court, D. Puerto Rico · 2003
- Cook v. Liberty Life Assurance Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2003
- Blankenship v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2011
- Denmark v. Liberty Life Assurance Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2009
231 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.