Legal Opinion
Stephen P. Lasser v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 18, 2003No. 02-4123PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
AMBRO, Circuit Judge.
Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company argues that the District Court incorrectly held arbitrary and capricious its determination that Stephen Lasser was not disabled within the terms of his disability insurance policy. We conclude that the Court did not err and therefore affirm.
I. Background
Dr. Stephen Lasser is an orthopedic surgeon who was employed by Townsquare Orthopedic Associates (“Townsquare”), a four-doctor practice group. He sued to obtain disability benefits he alleges Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company (“Reliance”) owes him under…
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