Legal Opinion
Lopes v. Metropolitan Life Insurance
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 9, 2003No. 02-2273PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOWARD, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant George Lopes appeals from an adverse summary judgment ruling holding that defendant-appellee Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (“MetLife”) did not violate the Employment Retirement Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461, in terminating his long-term disability benefits. We affirm.
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Lopes began working at Fischbach Corporation in 1969. He eventually became a Signal Project engineer, supervising the installation of signal and electrical equipment. While employed at Fischbach, Lopes was enrolled as a participant in the MetLife-sponsored…
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