Webb v. Gardner, Carton & Douglas LLP Long Term Disability Plan

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

MILTON I. SHADUR, Senior District Judge.

Edward Webb (“Webb”), formerly an equity partner in law firm Gardner, Carton & Douglas LLP (“Gardner Carton”) (now merged into Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (“Drinker”)), has brought an action under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA,” 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461)1 against Gardner, Carton & Douglas LLP Long Term Disability Plan (the “Plan”), Unum Life Insurance Company of America (“Unum”) and Drinker. Drinker and the Plan have filed a joint motion to dismiss under Fed.R.Civ.P. (“Rule”) 12(b)(6), *791and Unum has filed…