Legal Opinion
Kurth v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance
District Court, C.D. California
Decided February 27, 2012No. Case No. 2:10-cv-01229-JHN-DTBxPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
JACQUELINE H. NGUYEN, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
This is an action for benefits pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., brought by Plaintiff Donald J. Kurth, M.D. (“Plaintiff’) against Defendant Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Co. (“Defendant”). The suit stems from Defendant’s alleged failure to conduct a full and fair review of Plaintiffs disability claim. On August 9, 2011, the Court held a bench trial. One of the key issues was whether Defendant erred in failing to conduct an…
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- Abatie v. Alta Health & Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
- 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
- Montour v. Hartford Life & Accident InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
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- Topalian v. Hartford Life InsuranceDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2013
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