Legal Opinion
James v. Liberty Life Assurance Co.
District Court, W.D. Michigan
Decided October 23, 2013No. Case No. 1:12-CV-1361PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERT J. JONKER, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Ashima James, brings this action for long-term disability benefits against Defendants Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston (“Liberty”) and DTE Energy Company Welfare Benefit Plan under 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B), a civil enforcement provision of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”). Liberty has filed a motion for judgment on the record (docket # 25). For the reasons set forth below, the Court will grant James long-term disability benefits under the two-year “regular occupation” coverage retroactive to February 24, 2012.…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Black & Decker Disability Plan v. NordSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Bob G. Wilkins v. Baptist Healthcare System, Inc. Life Insurance Company of North AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
- Max W. Perry v. Simplicity Engineering, a Division of Lukens General Industries, Inc., a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
- Linda Gail Calvert v. Firstar Finance, Inc., F/k/a Star Bank Corporation, and Liberty Life Assurance Company of BostonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2005
- Wanda Glenn v. Metlife (Metropolitan Life Insurance Company) and Long Term Disability Plan for Associates of Sears, Roebuck and CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Conway v. Reliance Standard Life InsuranceDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2014
- Laake v. The Benefits Committee, Western & Southern Financial Group Company Flexible Benefits PlanDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 2021
- Messing v. Provident Life and Accident Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, W.D. Michigan · 2021