Smith v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

FIGA, District Judge.

I. BACKGROUND

This is a case arising under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. § 1001, et seq. (“ERISA”). Plaintiff Timothy J. Smith was employed as a Senior Consultant from 1991 to 1995 by International Centers for Telecommunication Technology (“ICTT”). ICTT has been a participant, within the meaning of 29 U.S.C. § 1002(7), of two insurance Plans issued to Applied Computing Devices Inc. (“ACD”).

The two Plans, Group Long Term Disability Insurance Plan ( “LTD Plan”) and the Group Life Insurance and Accidental…