Legal Opinion
Linda Pralutsky v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Linda Pralutsky v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 19, 2006No. 04-2409, 04-3239PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.
Linda Pralutsky filed an action against Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (“MetLife”) under 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B) seeking to enforce a claimed right to benefits under MetLife’s long-term disability plan. After both sides moved for summary judgment, the district court granted Pralutsky’s motion and ordered MetLife to pay past-due benefits to Pralutsky and to reinstate her in the plan as a participant entitled to benefits. The court also awarded attorneys’ fees to Pra-lutsky. MetLife appeals, and we reverse.
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In 2000, Linda Pralutsky was a full-time “health unit…
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