Legal Opinion
Schlegel v. Life Ins. Co. of N. America
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 9, 2003No. CIV.A.02-7894PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
EDUARDO C. ROBRENO, District Judge.
Keith Schlegel has sued the Life Insurance Company of North America (LINA) and Cigna Insurance Company (CIGNA) and the Cigna Group for the allegedly arbitrary and capricious denial of disability insurance benefits under an ERISA plan. Schlegel contends that he became “disabled,” within the meaning set forth in his policy, due to a combination of debilitating epileptic seizures, depression, anxiety, memory loss and narcolepsy, that the defendants refused to investigate his claim, pay him benefits, or waive premiums, and that they ultimately unfairly…
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