Legal Opinion
Chandler v. Raytheon Employees Disability Trust
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided June 11, 1999No. Civ.A. 97-11383-PBSPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
SARIS, District Judge.
INTRODUCTION
This action arises out of a dispute between plaintiff Elaine Chandler and defendants Raytheon Employees Disability Trust (the “Trust”) and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (“MetLife”) regarding Chandler’s eligibility to receive long-term disability benefits. Chandler brings suit pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), § 502(a)(1)(B), 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B), to challenge the defendants’ decision that she is not “totally disabled” under the terms of the Raytheon Company Long Term Disability Plan (the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. BruchSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Connie M. Miller v. Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
- Luis E. Rodriguez-Abreu v. The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
- Doyle v. Paul Revere Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
- Recupero v. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Leahy v. Raytheon CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2002
- Vlass v. Raytheon Employees Disability TrustCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2001
- Bekiroglu v. Paul Revere Life InsuranceDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2002
- Brigham v. Sun Life of CanadaDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2002
- Garcia v. Raytheon Employees Disability TrustDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 2000
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