Legal Opinion
Fifield v. HM Life Insurance
District Court, D. New Hampshire
Decided September 28, 2012No. Civil No. 11-cv-201-JLPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
JOSEPH N. LAPLANTE, District Judge.
This case arises out of an employee’s claim for disability benefits due to abdominal pain, depression, and anxiety. Plaintiff Susan Fifield brought suit under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001 et seq., against her disability insurer, HM Life Insurance Co. (“HM Life”), its former claims administrator, Broadspire Services Inc. (“Broadspire”), and its current claims administrator, Aetna Life Insurance Co. (“Aetna”), each of which terminated or upheld the decision to terminate her long term disability benefits. She…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Luis E. Rodriguez-Abreu v. The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
- Michael F. Terry v. Bayer Corporation and Bayer Corporation Disability PlanCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
- Ellis v. Liberty Life Assurance Co. of BostonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Goodwin v. Liberty LifeDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 2014
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- Nicole Smith-Emerson v. Liberty Life Assurance Company of BostonDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 2015
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