Legal Opinion
Durr v. Metropolitan Life Insurance
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided July 29, 1998No. 3:97 CV 951(GLG)PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
GOETTEL, District Judge.
Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56, defendant Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (“MetLife”) moves for summary judgment. For the reasons discussed below, defendant’s motion (Document # 9) is DENIED and this Court GRANTS summary judgment in favor of plaintiff Theron L. Durr.
BACKGROUND
This case arises from defendant’s denial of disability benefits to plaintiff under the terms of the MetLife Options Plus Program (“Plan”), which provides insurance, welfare benefits, and retirement benefits to MetLife employees. In 1988, while plaintiff was…
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