Legal Opinion
Barbu v. Life Insurance Co. of North America
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided August 7, 2014No. 12-cv-1629 (JFB)(WDW)PublishedCited by 12 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 termination of his long-term disability benefits, which were paid for approximately 17 months until defendant Life Insurance Company of North America (“defendant” or “LINA”) determined that plaintiff was no longer disabled. Athough both parties moved for summary judgment, they have since stipulated that the Court should conduct a “bench trial on the papers” based on their summary judgment submissions.…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. BruchSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. GlennSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
- Black & Decker Disability Plan v. NordSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Rex T. KEARNEY, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
- Goldie Miller, as of the Estate of Sarah M. Potok v. United Welfare FundCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Madison v. Greater Georgia Life Insurance Co.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 2016
- Rao v. Life Insurance Co. of North AmericaDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 2015
- Bustetter v. Standard Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Kentucky · 2019
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