Peters v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Co.
District Court, S.D. Texas
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
George C. Hanks Jr., United States District Judge
Before the Court is Defendant Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company’s Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6). Dkt. 8. This case stems from Reliance’s decision to discontinue long-term disability payments to Peters. It did so after learning that Peters had entered a settlement agreement (“Agreement”) with his employer. The Agreement allegedly released his employer and its insurers from liability. Peters claims that the Agreement did not release Reliance from its responsibility to continue paying…
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