Legal Opinion
Wellman v. Metlife Insurance
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided December 15, 2009No. 07-CV-6304LPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
DAVID G. LARIMER, District Judge.
Plaintiff Sara Wellman (“Wellman”) filed this action against Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., Inc., (“MetLife”), the Plan Administrator of the Eastman Kodak Long-Term Disability Plan (the “Plan”), in which Wellman was a participant. Well-man alleges that MetLife wrongfully terminated her receipt of long term disability (“LTD”) benefits, in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1).
MetLife now moves for summary judgment (Dkt. # 12), arguing that Wellman cannot satisfy her burden to show…
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- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. GlennSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
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- Gloria Pagan v. Nynex Pension Plan and Nynex CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
- Hobson v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2009
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