Legal Opinion
James v. AT & T West Disability Benefits Program
District Court, N.D. California
Decided June 2, 2014No. Case No. 12-cv-06318-WHOPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Re: Dkt. Nos. 35, 42, 45
ORDER ON CROSS MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
WILLIAM H. ORRICK, United States District Judge
INTRODUCTION
Plaintiff Diana James and defendant AT & T Umbrella Benefit Plan No. 1 (“the plan”) have made cross motions for summary judgment about whether the plan’s denial of long-term disability (“LTD”) benefits for James was wrongful. The question I must answer is whether the plan abused its discretion in denying James LTD benefits despite the fact that she suffered from chronic pain and depression. Because I conclude that the plan wrongly disregarded evidence in James’s favor…
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