Legal Opinion

Pelletier v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance

District Court, D. Maine

Decided September 27, 2002No. CIV.02-10-P-CPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

GENE CARTER, District Judge.

This case arises out of Plaintiff Lorette Pelletier’s claim for long-term disability benefits under the insurance policy issued to her employer by Defendant Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company (“Reliance”). Plaintiff has filed suit under 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B), the civil enforcement section of the Employee Retirement' Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), alleging wrongful termination and denial of benefits payable under…

2Cases cited16 opinions

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  5. McCarthy v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Alamo Rodriguez v. Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Inc.District Court, D. Puerto Rico · 2003
  2. Blair v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceDistrict Court, N.D. Alabama · 2013
  3. Ayer v. Liberty Life Assur. Co. of BostonDistrict Court, D. Maine · 2005
  4. Arruda v. Zurich Am. Ins. Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 2019
  5. Landman v. Paul Revere Life InsuranceDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2004

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