Legal Opinion
Schwartz v. Metropolitan Life Insurance
District Court, D. Arizona
Decided September 29, 2006No. CIV-01-2075 PHXMHMPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
MURGUIA, District Judge.
Plaintiff has asserted a claim for disability benefits under an employee welfare benefit plan governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001, et seq. Defendants are Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (“MetLife”) and American Express Long Term Disability Benefit Plan. This case is before the Court following remand from the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The Ninth Circuit reversed and remanded with instructions to apply a de novo standard of review. (Doc. 53). The Court previously considered this case on the parties’…
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