Fergus v. Standard Insurance

OPINION

KING, District Judge.

This action arose when defendant Standard Insurance Company denied plaintiff Howard Fergus’s claim under a long-term disability policy. Fergus alleges claims under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 ef seq. Before the court is defendant’s motion for summary judgment (# 12) and plaintiffs cross motion for summary judgment (# 32). For the reasons below, I grant defendant’s motion and deny plaintiffs motion.

UNDISPUTED FACTS

Howard Fergus worked as an employee benefits specialist at Lattice Semiconductor Corporation from January 1994…