Hewitt v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION RODNEY M. HEWITT, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. 18 C 8235 ) LINCOLN FINANCIAL CORPORATION and ) Judge Joan H. Lefkow LIBERTY LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY ) OF BOSTON, ) ) Defendants. ) OPINION AND ORDER Rodney M. Hewitt has sued Lincoln Financial Corporation and Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston for breach of contract (Count I) and breach of fiduciary duty (Count II) under the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”),

29 U.S.C. §§ 1001

et seq., to recover long-term disability…