Legal Opinion
Salisbury v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 28, 2017No. 15-cv-9799 (AJN)PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
ALISON J. NATHAN, District Judge
Plaintiff Katherine Salisbury brings this action, under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) seeking long-term disability benefits under a plan administered by the Prudential Insurance Company of America (“Prudential”). The parties dispute the standard of review that applies in this case and the scope of per*446missible discovery. Before the Court is Defendant Prudential’s “motion to set the standard of review as arbitrary and capricious.” Dkt No. 33. For the reasons provided below, the Court concludes that de novo review shall…
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