Doe v. Cigna Life Insurance Co. of New York
District Court, W.D. New York
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION & ORDER
SKRETNY, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
In this case, Plaintiff John Doe seeks to recover long-term disability benefits from Defendants Cigna Life Insurance Company of New York (“Cigna”) and Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston (“Liberty”) pursuant to § 502(a)(1)(B) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). In addition, Plaintiff claims that he is entitled to equitable relief pursuant to ERISA § 502(a)(3) because Liberty breached its fiduciary duty. Currently before this Court is Liberty’s Motion for Summary Judgment. 1
II. BACKGROUND
A. Facts
The facts…
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