Legal Opinion
Pearson v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.
District Court, C.D. California
Decided October 4, 2009No. Case EDCV 09-257(SGL)(RCx)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS
STEPHEN G. LARSON, District Judge.
Plaintiff Veronica Pearson (“plaintiff’ or “Pearson”) filed this suit on February 6, 2009 against the Northwest Airlines, Inc. Long-Term Disability Income Plan (“the Plan”), American General Assurance Company (“AGAC”), and five unnamed Does (collectively “defendants”), alleging a breach of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). Before the Court is defendants’ motion to dismiss, which forces the Court to examine the terms of the Plan contract, and the intersection of ERISA and the Railway…
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