Legal Opinion
Foster v. Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 28, 2015No. Civil Action No. 14-1241 (JEB)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JAMES E. BOASBERG, United States District Judge
Plaintiff Kelly Foster, a former employee of Sun Trust Bank, brought this action under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, claiming that Defendants Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. and the Bank’s Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Plans improperly denied her disability benefits. She asserts that she submitted sufficient medical evidence of conditions — including fibromyalgia, fatigue, and anxiety disorder — that render her “totally disabled” within the meaning of the Plans, and she further maintains…
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3Cited by7 opinions
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