Towner v. Cigna Life Ins. Co. of New York

RULING RE: DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD

[DOC. NOS. 23 & 26]

HALL, District Judge.

The plaintiff, Dwight Towner, brings this action under the Employment Retire ment Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001 et seq., against CIGNA Life Insurance Company of New York and the Pfizer Long Term Disability Plan, which CIGNA insures and administers (hereinafter referred to collectively as “CIGNA”). Towner claims that CIGNA wrongfully denied to him long term disability (“LTD”) benefits to which he was entitled under the…