Legal Opinion
Dobson v. Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 18, 2009No. 08-0988-cvPublished
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMARY ORDER
Douglas Dobson appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Arterton, J.), denying his motion for class certification under Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. We assume the parties’ familiarity with the underlying facts, the procedural history, and the issues presented for review.
*708Dobson was receiving long term disability benefits under a Plan administered by defendant Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company (“Hartford”), and subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Robinson v. Metro-North Commuter R.R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
- In Re Initial Public Offering Securities Litigation.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2006
- Douglas Dobson v. Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
- Dobson v. Hartford Financial Servs.District Court, D. Connecticut · 2002
- Dobson v. Hartford Life & Accident InsuranceDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 2007