Tortora v. SBC Communications, Inc.

OPINION AND ORDER

SHIRA A. SCHEINDLIN, District Judge:

I. INTRODUCTION

Susan Tortora (“Plaintiff’) brings this action against AT & T Inc. (“AT & T”) (fik/a SBC Communications Inc. (“SBC”)), AT & T Umbrella Plan No. 1 (of which the AT & T Disability Income Plan (the “Plan”), f/k/a SBC Disability Income Plan, is a component program), AT & T Integrated Disability Service Center, and Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. (“Sedgwick”) (collectively, “Defendants”) for failure to pay employee disability benefits. She alleges that the Plan administrator abused its discretion by not affording her…