Legal Opinion
Helen Dunnigan, on Behalf of Herself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 9, 2002No. Docket 00-7399PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVAL, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by the plaintiff, Helen Dunnigan, the beneficiary of a long-term disability insurance policy issued by defendant Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife), from the dismissal of her complaint by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Scheindlin, /.). Plaintiffs complaint asserted a claim, personally and on the behalf of all other similarly situated disabled participants in MetLife disability plans, pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., to recover interest on…
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- Earl Lee and David Abramson v. Richard Burkhart and Patrick Sullivan, Connecticut General Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
- Holmes v. Pension Plan of Bethlehem Steel Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
- Kathryn Strom v. Goldman, Sachs & Co. And Goldman, Sachs & Co. Supplemental Life Insurance PlanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
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3Cited by45 opinions
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