Diamond v. RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE

OPINION

SIDNEY H. STEIN, District Judge.

Plaintiff Elizabeth Diamond brings this ERISA action for insurance benefits allegedly due to her from defendant Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company. The parties have now each moved for summary judgment. Because Reliance’s decision to terminate Diamond’s benefits was arbitrary and capricious, this Court grants plaintiffs motion for summary judgment, orders defendant to reinstate Diamond’s disability benefits pursuant to her insurance policy, and denies Reliance’s motion for summary judgment.

I. BACKGROUND

The following facts are undisputed.

While…