Oster
Oster v. Standard Insurance
Opinion
Opinion
Armstrong, J.
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
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Plaintiff Brent Oster (“Oster”) brings this action under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001 , et seq., seeking long term disability benefits under the terms of Defendants’ long term disability plan. The parties are presently before the Court on cross-motions for judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 52. Dkts. 29, 66. After consideration of the parties’ briefs, the evidence in the Administrative Record, and the extrinsic evidence offered by Plaintiff on the issue of Defendant Standard Insurance Company’s (“Standard”) conflict of interest, the Court makes the following Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law.
FINDINGS OF FACT
A. Oster’s Occupation
1. Oster holds a degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Toronto and trained as a fighter pilot with the Canadian Armed Forces. Administrative Record (“AR”) 00484-485.
2. For nearly ten years, Oster worked continuously as a computer, graphics, and game programmer, and co-founded two companies. Id In August 2001, Oster began working as an Engineering Technical Director for LucasArts LLC. Id At LucasArts, Oster…