Legal Opinion
MacLennan v. Provident Life & Accident Insurance
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided December 15, 2009No. 3:07CV1213 (MRK)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
MARK R. KRAVITZ, District Judge.
This case arises out of Defendant Provident Life & Accident Insurance Company’s 1 denial of Plaintiff Richard MacLennan’s claim for long-term disability benefits. Mr. MacLennan believes that his claim was wrongly denied in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. He also brings state-law claims for breach of contract, unjust enrichment, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and violation of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (CUTPA), Conn. Gen.Stat. § 42-110a et…
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