Legal Opinion
Friess v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided November 28, 2000No. CIV.A. 99-5010PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EXPLANATION AND ORDER
ANITA B. BRODY, District Judge.
Before me is defendant’s motion for summary judgment. For the reasons set forth below, defendant’s motion will be denied without prejudice.
Plaintiff Mary Friess brought this action against the defendant, Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company (“Reliance”) following Reliance’s denial of her claim for long-term disability (“LTD”) benefits. Because the insurance policy at issue is an employee benefit plan, this action is governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”),. 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001 et seq. Removal was proper as…
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