Legal Opinion
Janice Spangler v. Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, Inc. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 16, 2002No. 01-5770PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COHN, District Judge.
This is a case under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. § 1001, et seq. (ERISA). Plaintiff-appellant Janice Spangler (Spangler) claims that defendants-appellees Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, Inc. (Lockheed Martin) and Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. (Met Life), 1 wrongfully terminated her long-term disability (LTD) benefits. After conducting a review of the administrative record under Wilkins v. Baptist Healthcare Sys., Inc., 150 F.3d 609 (6th Cir.1998), the district court granted Met Life’s motion for judgment on the administrative record.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Bob G. Wilkins v. Baptist Healthcare System, Inc. Life Insurance Company of North AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
- Connie M. Miller v. Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
- Benito T. PEREZ, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
- Pens. Plan Guide P 23922q Juanita Yeager v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
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