Legal Opinion
Brosnan v. Provident Life & Accident Insurance
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 17, 1998No. CIV.A. 96-4605PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
REED, District Judge.
Presently before the Court is the motion of Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company (“Provident”) for summary judgment (Document No. 15) and the response of plaintiff William J. Brosnan, M.D. (“Brosnan”) thereto. At issue is whether Brosnan is totally disabled as defined in two disability income protection policies issued by Provident and, therefore, entitled to receive disability benefits. For the reasons stated below, the motion will be denied. 1
I. BACKGROUND
The following facts are based on the evidence of record viewed in the light most favorable to…
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