Legal Opinion
Sanford v. Tiaa-Cref Individual & Institutional Services, LLC
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 27, 2015No. 14-1496-cvUnpublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMARY ORDER
Plaintiff William F. Sanford (“Sanford”) appeals from (1) an award of summary judgment in favor of defendant TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC (“TIAA-CREF”) on Sanford’s ERISA claims for benefits under his deceased wife’s (“Gerlinde Sanford”) retirement and annuity plans, see 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B), and (2) the subsequent dismissal of his state-law claims against defendants Gerd and Georgia Schneider, see 28 U.S.C. § 1367(c)(3). Sanford contends that the district court (1) erroneously reviewed TIAA-CREF’s denial of benefits for arbitrariness and capriciousness…
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