Geiger v. Hartford Life Insurance

MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 56

WANGER, District Judge.

Defendant Hartford Life Insurance Company seeks partial summary judgment to determine the official standard of review and applicable benefit standard under the ERISA plan at dispute in this case.

I.INTRODUCTION

The issue is which ERISA standard should be used to judge the termination of benefits in this case. The Hartford Life Insurance Company (“Defendant”) moves for a partial summary judgment that the appropriate ERISA standard under which to review the…