Smith v. Prudential Insurance Company of America

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF RHODE ISLAND ____________________________________ ) BRIAN SMITH, ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 1:21-cv-00121-MSM-LDA ) PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE ) COMPANY OF AMERICA, ) Defendant. ) ____________________________________) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER Mary S. McElroy, United States District Judge. I. INTRODUCTION Brian Smith (“Mr. Smith”) is a disabled accountant who has sued Prudential Insurance Company of America (“Prudential”) for wrongfully terminating long-term disability (“LTD”) benefits. He seeks $375,000 in benefits he contends were unlawfully denied him.…