Legal Opinion

Crume v. Metropolitan Life Insurance

District Court, M.D. Florida

Decided February 14, 2006No. 8:04-cv-01328PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Order

CONWAY, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Deborah N. Crume sues Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (“MetLife”) pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., seeking to recover benefit payments under an employer-provided group long-term disability policy. MetLife has moved for summary judgment. After carefully considering the parties’ submissions, the Court determines that MetLife is entitled to judgment as a matter of law on Crume’s claims.

II. BACKGROUND FACTS

Crume was employed as an outside sales representative for Unisource Worldwide,…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. BruchSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Black & Decker Disability Plan v. NordSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  3. Fred Brown v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
  4. Leahy v. Raytheon CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2002
  5. Mary Anne Bendixen v. Standard Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Epolito v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 2010
  2. Kelling v. Hartford Life & Accident InsuranceDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 2013
  3. Howard v. Hartford Life & Accident InsuranceDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 2013
  4. Ness v. Aetna Life Insurance Co.District Court, M.D. Florida · 2017
  5. Jones v. Federal Express Corp.District Court, M.D. Florida · 2013

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