Boyd v. Liberty Life Assurance Co. of Boston

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

THORNBURG, District Judge.

THIS MATTER is before the Court on the parties’ cross motions for summary judgment.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

This litigation stems from the denial of long term disability benefits to the Plaintiff, Mary Beth Boyd, by the Defendant, Liberty Life, under a Group Disability Insurance Policy covering the Plaintiff as an employee of Lowe’s Companies, Inc. Both parties concede that the policy is governed by the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001, et seq.

The Plaintiffs long term disability…