Young
Young v. Sun Life & Health Ins. Co.
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Lawrenceneill, J.
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW; ORDER DENYING REQUEST TO CONSIDER EXTRINSIC EVIDENCE
(Dkt. Nos. 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
I. INTRODUCTION
This is an action for recovery of long term disability benefits under the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. Pursuant to Section 502 of ERISA, a plan participant may sue "to recover benefits due to him under the terms of his plan, to enforce his rights under the terms of the plan, or to clarify his rights to future benefits under the terms of the plan." 29 U.S.C. § 1132 (a)(1)(B). Defendant Sun Life and Health Insurance Company 1 ("Sun Life" or Defendant) terminated *1113 Plaintiff Vicki Young's ("Young" or Plaintiff) long term disability benefits effective on March 31, 2015. Young appealed and Sun Life notified Young on February 24, 2016 that it would uphold its decision to terminate her benefits. On June 13, 2016, Plaintiff filed this suit. (ECF No. 1).
On September 19, 2017, Plaintiff filed a Rule 52 motion for judgment (ECF No. 38-1, "Pl. Br.") and Defendant filed its opening merits trial brief. (ECF No. 36, "Def. Br."). Defendant concurrently lodged a 1,051 page…