Legal Opinion
Smith v. Continental Casualty Co.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided October 27, 2003No. CIV. WDQ-02-3049Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
QUARLES, District Judge.
BACKGROUND
The Plaintiff, Neal Smith (“Mr.Smith”), sued the Defendant, Continental Casualty Company (“Continental”), for wrongful denial of his claim for long-term disability benefits, pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). 1 In a Memorandum Opinion dated August 4, 2003, the Court granted in part Mr. Smith’s motion for summary judgment. Smith v. Cont’l Cas. Co., 276 F.Supp.2d 447 (D.Md.2003). The Court concluded that Continental abused its discretion when it discredited Mr. Smith’s self-reports of pain…
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