Legal Opinion
Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Socia
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided July 10, 1998No. Civil Action 97-11721-WGYPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
YOUNG, District Judge.
The Plaintiff, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (“MetLife”), is the underwriter for the Raytheon Long Term Disability Plan (the “Plan”), an employee benefit plan governed by ERISA, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461. The Defendant, Nancy Soeia, was a Plan participant and beneficiary, and began receiving long-term disability benefits effective in November, 1992. MetLife alleges that Socia collected $17,735.31 worth of excess benefits, contrary to the terms of the Plan, and brings this suit under 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(3) to enforce the terms of the Plan and to…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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