Legal Opinion
Bishop v. Aetna Life Insurance
District Court, E.D. Kentucky
Decided February 12, 2016No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 5:15-cv-104-KKCPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
KAREN K. CALDWELL, CHIEF JUDGE, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY
Plaintiff Scott Bishop (“Mr. Bishop”) filed this action pursuant to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), alleging that Defendant Aetna Life Insurance Company (“Aetna”) wrongfully terminated his long-term disability benefits. For the reasons stated herein, the Court finds that Aetna’s decision to terminate benefits was arbitrary and capricious, and is reversed and remanded for further consideration consistent with the reasoning of this opinion.
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