Legal Opinion
Salcedo v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided February 20, 1998No. Civil Action 96-11567-MELPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LASKER, District Judge.
This is an action to recover disability benefits under a group insurance policy. Fanny Salcedo sues under section 502 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. § 1132, to contest the defendant’s determination that she is not entitled to benefits. Defendant John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company moves for summary judgment on the grounds that the suit is time-barred both by the applicable statute of limitations under ERISA, and by the contractual limitations period provided in the policy.
The facts are undisputed. On September 9, 1989, Ms. Salcedo…
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- Connie M. Tolle v. Carroll Touch, Incorporated, a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Amp Incorporated, Formerly Known as Carroll Touch Technology CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
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