Legal Opinion
Ayers v. Life Insurance Co. of North America
District Court, D. Oregon
Decided April 19, 2012No. Case No. 6:08-cv-06287-AAPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
AIKEN, Chief Judge:
Kenneth Ayers (“Ayers”) filed this action under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B), against the Life Insurance Company of North America (“LINA”). Ayers alleges that LINA wrongfully denied his claim for long-term disability benefits (the “benefits claim”). The parties filed cross-motions for summary judgment on Ayers’ benefits claim. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 56.
In addition, LINA filed a counterclaim to recover overpaid benefits (the “overpayment claim”). The parties also cross-moved for summary judgment on LINA’s…
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- Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. BruchSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance v. KnudsonSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
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