Legal Opinion
Liyan He v. Cigna Life Insurance
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 20, 2015No. 14 Civ. 2180(AT)(GWG)PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
GABRIEL W. GORENSTEIN, United States Magistrate Judge.
Plaintiff Liyan He brings this action under the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act, 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. (“ERISA”), seeking long-term disability benefits under a plan administered by Cigna Life Insurance Company of New York (“Cigna”). Plaintiff was employed by Cornell University. See Complaint, filed Mar. 27, 2014 (Docket #2), ¶ 7. Cigna issued a group long-term disability insurance policy to Cornell to benefit eligible Cornell employees, including plaintiff. Id. ¶¶ 8-10. Plaintiff filed a claim with Cigna for…
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- Dennis Paese v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
- Susan Defelice v. American International Life Assurance Company of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1997
- Marianne Locher v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, Katten Muchin & ZavisCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
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