Legal Opinion

Nicole Smith-Emerson v. Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston

District Court, D. New Hampshire

Decided December 9, 2015No. 14-cv-120-PBPublished

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE Nicole Smith-Emerson v. Civil No. 14-cv-120-PB Opinion No.

2015 DNH 224

Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston MEMORANDUM AND ORDER Nicole Smith-Emerson sued Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston (“Liberty”) under § 502(a)(1)(B) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), challenging Liberty’s decision to terminate her long-term disability benefits. In April 2015, I denied Smith-Emerson’s request for de novo review of Liberty’s termination decision, and instead determined that the decision would be judged…

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