Legal Opinion
Mitchell v. Metropolitan Life Insurance
District Court, C.D. California
Decided December 3, 2007No. CV 05-00810 DDP (RNBx)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
DEAN D. PREGERSON, District Judge.
Plaintiff Michael Mitchell brings this action under 29 U.S.C. section 1132(a)(1)(B) seeking long-term disability (“LTD”) benefits pursuant to a benefit plan provided by his employer, CB Richard Ellis (“CBRE”). Mitchell claims a disability for several health problems, including chronic fatigue syndrome, restless legs syndrome, hemo-chromatosis, and depression.
From January 1, 2000 until December 1, 2003, the LTD plan was administered un der a group insurance policy by Defendant and cross-claimant UNUM Life Insurance…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. BruchSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Black & Decker Disability Plan v. NordSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Abatie v. Alta Health & Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
- Rex T. KEARNEY, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
- Martin Hansen, Cross-Appellee v. The Continental Insurance Company and Commercial Insurance Company of Newark, New Jersey, Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Mitchell v. CB Richard Ellis Long Term Disability PlanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010
- James v. AT & T West Disability Benefits ProgramDistrict Court, N.D. California · 2014
- Kushner v. Lehigh Cement Co.District Court, C.D. California · 2008
- Gallupe v. Sedgwick Claims Mgmt. Servs. Inc.District Court, W.D. Washington · 2019
- Garrison v. Aetna Life InsuranceDistrict Court, C.D. California · 2008
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