Legal Opinion
Medina v. Triple-S Vida, Inc.
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided November 21, 2011No. Civil No. 11-1776 (GAG)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
GUSTAVO A. GELPÍ, District Judge.
On July 5, 2011, Lucia Hernandez Medina (“Plaintiff’) filed this civil action against Triple-S Vida (“Defendant”) in the Puerto Rico Court of First Instance. (See Docket No. 1-2.) Plaintiff challenges the denial of long term disability benefits under her former employer’s employee benefit plan by Defendant. (See id.) Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1441(b), Defendant removed the case to federal court on August 8, 2011, alleging complete preemption of Plaintiffs claims by the Employee Retirement In*119come Security Act (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001 et seq.1…
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