Legal Opinion
Chau v. Hartford Life Insurance
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 1, 2016No. 1:14-cv-8484-GHWPublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
GREGORY H. WOODS, District Judge
I. INTRODUCTION
Dr. Chau collected long term disability benefits for a number of years under a benefit plan administered by Hartford Life Insurance Company (“Hartford”). After an anonymous tipster told Hartford that Dr. Chau was faking her disability and committing insurance fraud, Hartford conducted an inquiry, and ultimately terminated Dr. Chau’s benefits. Dr. Chau brought this action against Hartford under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., seeking restoration of her benefits.…
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