Doe v. Provident Life & Accident Insurance Company

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JOHN DOE, M.D., Plaintiff, v. Civil Action 07-00633 (HHK) PROVIDENT LIFE & ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER A physician, John Doe, M.D. (“Doe”),1 alleges that he suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (“PTSD”) and, as a result, is disabled from his occupation as an emergency room (“ER”) physician. He filed this suit against his disability insurance provider, Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company (“Provident”), when Provident refused to pay his claim for disability benefits. Doe’s…