Legal Opinion
Al-Abbas v. Metropolitan Life Insurance
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided September 30, 2014No. Civil No. 12-11585-FDSPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD
SAYLOR; District Judge.
This is a civil action arising under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. Plaintiff Selma Al-Abbas was a participant in a disability plan as part of her employment with International Business Machines Corporation (“IBM”). Defendant Metropolitan Life Insurance Company of America (“MetLife”) is the claims administrator for the plan. Al-Abbas contends that she is totally disabled and cannot work…
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