Legal Opinion
Rizk v. Long Term Disability Plan of the Dun & Bradstreet Corp.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided August 8, 1994No. 93 CV 2353 ERKPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
KORMAN, District Judge.
Defendant Long Term Disability Plan of the Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (the “Plan”) moves for summary judgment dismissing plaintiff Aziza Rizk’s claim for long term disability (“LTD”) benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B). The Plan provides for the payment of monthly benefits to members of the Plan who become “totally disabled.” “Totally disabled” is defined, for the first 180 days of disability, for 12 months thereafter, and for a one year “elimination period,” as follows:
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