Legal Opinion
Haase v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 1, 2016No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 15-2864PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
EDUARDO C. ROBRENO, District Judge.
Table of Contents
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND... 416
A. Relevant Plan Terms... 417
B. Plaintiffs Benefits Claim... 418
II. PROCEDURAL HISTORY... 422
III. Standard of Review... 422
IV. DISCUSSION... 423
A. ERISA Preemption of State Law Claims... 423
1. Claims Expressly Preempted by ERISA... 423
2. Claims Completely Preempted by ERISA... 424
3. Leave to Amend the Complaint... 425
B. Plaintiffs Action is Time-Barred... 427
1. Limitations Period and Accrual Date Provided by the Plan... 427
2. Default Limitations Period and Accrual Date... 429
V. CONCLUSION... 433
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