Laiacona
Laiacona v. Lincoln Life Assurance Co. of Boston
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 FRANK LAIACONA, No. 2:21-cv-00222-JAM-DMC Plaintiff, v. ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND
DENYING IN PART LINCOLN LIFE
LINCOLN LIFE ASSURANCE ASSURANCE’S MOTION TO DISMISS COMPANY OF BOSTON, d/b/a LINCOLN FINANCIAL GROUP, f/k/a LIBERTY LIFE ASSURANCE INSURANCE COMPANY OF BOSTON, and DOES 1-10, 17 Defendants. 18 I. FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND1 Frank Laiacona (“Plaintiff”) worked as a pharmacist for a Safeway in California. Compl. ¶ 5, ECF No. 1. Through this employment he obtained short and long-term disability insurance issued by Lincoln Life Assurance Company of Boston (“Defendant” or “Lincoln”). Id. In October 2017, Plaintiff applied for long- term disability benefits after the retinas in both his eyes
1 This motion was determined to be suitable for decision without oral argument. E.D. Cal. L.R. 230(g). The hearing was scheduled for August 10, 2021. became detached. Id. ¶ 7. Lincoln…