Julie Stout v. Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
Case 8:20-cv-01675-FLA-KES Document Filed 02/28/ Page 1 of Page ID #:4135
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JULIE STOUT, Case No. 8:20-cv-01675-FLA (KESx)
Plaintiff,
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v. TRIAL 14 LIBERTY LIFE ASSURANCE Date: August 2, 2022 COMPANY OF BOSTON, et al., Time: 9:00 a.m. Courtroom: 6B Defendants. 17 18 This is an action brought pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. (“ERISA”), by Plaintiff Julie Stout (“Plaintiff” or “Ms. Stout”) against Defendant Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston (“Defendant” or “Liberty”). The action involves a dispute over Plaintiff’s entitlement to short-term disability (“STD”) and long-term disability (“LTD”) benefits under an employee welfare benefit plan established by Plaintiff’s former employer, non-party Dassault Systèmes Americas Corp. (“Dassault”),…