Legal Opinion
Colby v. Assurant Employee Benefits
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided July 22, 2009No. Civil Action 07-11488-RCLPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
YOUNG, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
The plaintiff, Dr. Julie Colby (“Dr. Colby”) filed suit against the defendants, Assurant Employee Benefits, Fortis Benefits Insurance Company, Management Company for Merrimack Anesthesia Associates Long Term Disability Plan, and Union Security Insurance Company (collectively “USIC”), to recover long-term disability (“LTD”) benefits she claims that USIC denied her in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B). On February 23, 2009, ruling on the parties’ cross motions for judgment on the…
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