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Ketterman v. Affiliates Long-Term Disability Plan

United States District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Sep 21, 2009
Civil Action No. 08-1542 (W.D. Pa. Sep. 21, 2009)

Summary

finding defendant's reliance on the conclusions of its independent physicians was not arbitrary and capricious

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Opinion

Civil Action No. 08-1542.

September 21, 2009


ORDER


AND NOW, this 21st day of September, 2009, after the plaintiff, Linda Ketterman, filed an action in the above-captioned case, and after cross-motions for summary judgment were submitted by the plaintiff and the defendant, Affiliates Long-Term Disability Plan, and after a Report and Recommendation was filed by the United States Magistrate Judge granting the parties thirteen days after being served with a copy to file written objections thereto, and no objections having been filed, and upon independent review of the motion and the record, and upon consideration of the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation (Docket No. 35), which is adopted as the opinion of this Court,

IT IS ORDERED that defendant's motion for summary judgment (Docket No. 24) is granted.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiff's motion for summary judgment (Docket No. 28) is denied.


Summaries of

Ketterman v. Affiliates Long-Term Disability Plan

United States District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Sep 21, 2009
Civil Action No. 08-1542 (W.D. Pa. Sep. 21, 2009)

finding defendant's reliance on the conclusions of its independent physicians was not arbitrary and capricious

Summary of this case from Killebrew v. Prudential Ins. Co. of Am.
Case details for

Ketterman v. Affiliates Long-Term Disability Plan

Case Details

Full title:LINDA KETTERMAN, Plaintiff, v. AFFILIATES LONG-TERM DISABILITY PLAN…

Court:United States District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania

Date published: Sep 21, 2009

Citations

Civil Action No. 08-1542 (W.D. Pa. Sep. 21, 2009)

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