Legal Opinion
Patricia Elliott v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 15, 2006No. 05-6633PublishedCited by 167 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOGGS, Chief Judge.
This case presents the questions of whether an ERISA plan’s determination to deny benefits was arbitrary and capricious and, if it was, what remedy this court should order. Patricia Elliott submitted a claim for long-term disability benefits to the administrator of her employer’s employee benefit plan, Metropolitan Life (“MetLife”). MetLife denied Elliott’s claim. Thereafter, Elliott brought this ERISA action, based on the administrative record, against MetLife for wrongful denial of benefits under 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B). MetLife moved for judgment affirming its decision…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Black & Decker Disability Plan v. NordSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Bob G. Wilkins v. Baptist Healthcare System, Inc. Life Insurance Company of North AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
- Wanda Glenn v. Metlife (Metropolitan Life Insurance Company) and Long Term Disability Plan for Associates of Sears, Roebuck and CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
- Susan E. Hess v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
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