Langlois v. Metropolitan Life Insurance

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY ADJUDICATION ON THE STANDARD OF REVIEW

RONALD M. WHYTE, District Judge.

This is an appeal from the denial of disability benefits allegedly owed to plaintiff Joseph H. Langlois, Jr. (“plaintiff’) by his employer, defendant Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (“defendant” or “Met-Life”). The parties have filed cross motions for summary judgment concerning the standard of review this court should apply in determining whether such denial was proper. For the reasons below, the court GRANTS plaintiffs motion for summary judgment and finds that the denial…