Robinson

Robinson v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance

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755 F. Supp. 2d 1054·2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 123354

United States District Court, Central District of CaliforniaNovember 22, 2010Case CV-10-0033-JST (RCx)California4,102 words

Opinion

Tucker, J.

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AFTER COURT TRIAL

I.INTRODUCTION

This is an action pursuant to the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. In this action, plaintiff Edythe B. Robinson (“Robinson”) seeks to recover benefits she contends were wrongfully denied by defendant The Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company (“Hartford”), acting as claims administrator for defendant Things Remembered, Inc. Long-Term Disability Plan. The parties submitted the Administrative Record, briefs, and proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law. Robinson also submitted supplemental documents that were not part of the Administrative Record, and the parties briefed the issue of whether and to what extent the Court should consider these supplemental documents. The parties agreed to submit the case to the Court for findings of fact and conclusions of law on the basis of the pleadings, papers, and Administrative Record.

The following constitutes the Court’s findings of fact and conclusions of law required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 52. To the extent that any findings of fact are included in the Conclusions of Law section,…

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