Legal Opinion
Solien v. Raytheon Long Term Disability Plan 590
District Court, D. Arizona
Decided December 17, 2008No. CV 07-456 TUC DCBPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
DAVID C. BURY, District Judge.
The Court finds MetLife abused its discretion as Plan Administrator for the Raytheon Long Term Disability Plan when it found Plaintiff was not disabled as of April 18, 2005 and terminated her benefits. The Court grants Plaintiffs Motion for Summary Judgment and denies Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment.
Background
Plaintiff filed this action under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) on September 13, 2007. She alleges that Defendants improperly terminated her long term disability benefits as of April 18, 2005.
Plaintiff began her employment…
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