Legal Opinion
Tortora v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided February 8, 2016No. C.A. No. 6:15-2471-HMHPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*523OPINION & ORDER
Henry M. Herlong, Jr., Senior United States District Judge
This matter is before the court for review of the claim administrator’s decision to deny long-term disability (“LTD”) benefits to Ralph J. Tortora (“Tortora”) under an LTD insurance policy (“Policy”) governed by ERISA.1 The Policy is insured and administered by Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company (“Hartford”). Tortora seeks LTD benefits pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B) and attorneys’ fees and costs pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 1132(g). (Joint Stipulation (“J.S.”) ¶ 1, ECF No. 23.) The parties have filed a joint…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Charles M. Laws v. Anthony J. Celebrezze, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. GlennSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
- Black & Decker Disability Plan v. NordSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Linda Gail Calvert v. Firstar Finance, Inc., F/k/a Star Bank Corporation, and Liberty Life Assurance Company of BostonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2005
- Williams v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2010
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Weisner v. Liberty Life Assurance Co. of BostonDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 2016
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