Legal Opinion
Kaufmann v. Metropolitan Life Insurance
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 24, 2009No. Civil Action 08-2587PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
SAVAGE, District Judge.
In this action brought pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), Anne C. Kaufmann (“Kaufmann”) challenges Metropolitan Life Insurance Company’s (“MetLife”) de nial of her claim for long term disability-benefits. After a thorough examination of the administrative record and applying a deferential standard of review, we conclude that MetLife acted arbitrarily and capriciously when it terminated Kaufmann’s disability benefits. The evidence does not support its determination that her medical condition did not prevent her…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. BruchSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. GlennSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
- Black & Decker Disability Plan v. NordSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Diaz v. Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2009
- Maria H. Pinto v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
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