Van Arsdel v. Liberty Life Assurance Co.

*466MEMORANDUM OPINION

Smith, District Judge

This action stems from the defendant’s alleged wrongful denial of the plaintiffs claim for long-term disability benefits. The plaintiff has asserted two state-law causes of action and a cause of action under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1191c. The parties have both moved for summary judgment on the issue of whether ERISA preempts the state-law causes of action or whether the long-term disability insurance policy at issue is exempt from ERISA preemption because it falls into the “safe harbor” regulation,…