Legal Opinion
Barbu v. Life Insurance Co. of North America
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided December 19, 2013No. 12-cv-1629 (JFB)(WDW)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
JOSEPH F. BIANCO, District Judge:
Plaintiff Jonel Barbu (“plaintiff’) brings this action under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), challenging the denial of his *283claim for long-term disability benefits. Plaintiffs claim was denied by defendant Life Insurance Company of North America (“defendant” or “LINA”). Plaintiff brings the present motion, pursuant to Rule 57 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and the Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2201, seeking an order declaring that a de novo standard of review applies to this action. For the…
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- CIGNA Corp. v. AmaraSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- Martha Kinstler v. First Reliance Standard Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
- Dow Jones & Company, Inc. v. Harrods Limited, and Mohamed Al FayedCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003
- EUGENE S. v. Horizon Blue Cross Blue ShieldCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2011
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